Tropical Storm Cristobal

Forecast Advisory 5

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WTNT33 KNHC 062037
TCPAT3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE ADVISORY NUMBER 5
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM EDT TUE AUG 06 2002

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION MOVING LITTLE...

AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE POORLY DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL
DEPRESSION THREE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE
76.0 WEST OR ABOUT 280 MILES...450 KM...SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON
SOUTH CAROLINA.

THE DEPRESSION HAS BEEN MOVING LITTLE BUT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARD
THE EAST NEAR 3 MPH ... 6 KM/HR...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

ESTIMATED MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH... 55
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. AN AIR FORCE PLANE IS CURRENTLY
APPROACHING THE DEPRESSION AND WILL DETERMINE IF THE SYSTEM HAS
REACHED TROPICAL STORM STATUS.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WAS
1002 MB...29.59 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION...30.5 N... 76.0 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...EAST NEAR 3 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 PM EDT.

FORECASTER AVILA