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#53675 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:41 AM 24.Oct.2005) TCPAT5 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALPHA ADVISORY NUMBER 9 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 ...ALPHA EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE AS HURRICANE WILMA APPROACHES IT... AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALPHA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 72.2 WEST OR ABOUT 340 MILES... 545 KM...NORTH OF GREAT INAGUA ISLAND AND ABOUT 630 MILES...1010 KM...SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 20 MPH...32 KM/HR. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ALPHA SHOULD DISSIPATE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS IT IS ABSORBED BY THE LARGER AND MORE POWERFUL HURRICANE WILMA. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 AM EDT POSITION...25.9 N... 72.2 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 20 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM EDT. FORECASTER BEVEN |