Tropical Storm Cristobal

Forecast Advisory 3

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WTNT33 KNHC 060841
TCPAT3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE ADVISORY NUMBER 3
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM EDT TUE AUG 06 2002

...DEPRESSION MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHWARD WITH NO CHANGE IN STRENGTH...

AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.0 WEST OR ABOUT
215 MILES...350 KM...SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTH NEAR 6 MPH
... 9 KM/HR. A TURN TO THE SOUTHEAST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. ALTHOUGH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS...THE DEPRESSION IS ALREADY CLOSE TO TROPICAL STORM
STRENGH AND COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY.

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

REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...30.9 N... 77.0 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
11 AM EDT.

FORECASTER FRANKLIN