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#44379 (Received by flhurricane at: 7:46 PM 06.Sep.2005) TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 2A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 8 PM EDT TUE SEP 06 2005 ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN DRIFTING SLOWLY NORTHWARD... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA FROM NORTH OF JUPITER NORTHWARD TO TITUSVILLE INCLUDING MERRITT ISLAND...AND FOR GRAND BAHAMA...THE ABACOS AND BIMINI. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 8 PM EDT...0000Z...THE BROAD CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.4 WEST OR ABOUT 35 MILES... 55 KM...NORTH-NORTHEAST OF FREEPORT GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND AND ABOUT 165 MILES... 265 KM...SOUTHEAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA. THE DEPRESSION IS CURRENTLY DRIFTING NORTHWARD...WITH A SLOW NORTHWESTWARD DRIFT IS EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT. SOME ERRATIC MOTION MAY OCCUR AS THE DEPRESSION ORGANIZES. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH... 45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS MAINLY TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER. THE DEPRESSION HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM ON WEDNESDAY. NOAA BUOY 41010 RECENTLY REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 26 MPH. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF FLORIDA AND THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS. REPEATING THE 8 PM EDT POSITION...27.0 N... 78.4 W. MOVEMENT ...DRIFTING NORTHWARD. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 30 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM EDT. FORECASTER BEVEN |