Tropical Storm Edouard

Forecast Advisory 15

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WTNT35 KNHC 050834
TCPAT5
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION EDOUARD ADVISORY NUMBER 15
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM EDT THU SEP 05 2002

...EDOUARD CONTINUING WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE FLORIDA
PENINSULA...

AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION EDOUARD WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 81.9 WEST OR ABOUT
20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OCALA FLORIDA.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH
...11 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS MOTION COULD BRING THE CENTER NEAR THE WEST
COAST OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA LATER TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS...MAINLY IN A FEW SQUALLS OVER WATER WELL TO THE EAST OF THE
CENTER. CONTINUED WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS
WHILE THE CENTER IS OVER LAND.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1010 MB...29.83 INCHES.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA TODAY.

REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...29.0 N... 81.9 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 30 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1010 MB.

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

FORECASTER BEVEN