Tropical Storm Cristobal

Forecast Advisory 2

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WTNT33 KNHC 060228
TCPAT3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE ADVISORY NUMBER 2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 PM EDT MON AUG 05 2002

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE MOVING SOUTHWARD...

AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.2 WEST OR
ABOUT 185 MILES...295 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH
CAROLINA.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTH NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/HR...
AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH A GRADUAL TURN
TO THE SOUTHEAST AND EAST EXPECTED DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND
THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM ON TUESDAY.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 11 PM EDT POSITION...31.3 N... 77.2 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...SOUTH NEAR 6 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 5 AM EDT...TUESDAY.

FORECASTER STEWART