Hurricane Isidore
Forecast Advisory 8
000
WTNT31 KNHC 180219
TCPAT1
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELEVEN ADVISORY NUMBER 2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 PM EDT TUE SEP 17 2002
...TROPICAL DEPRESSION MOVING NORTHEAST OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC...
AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELEVEN
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 52.2 WEST OR
ABOUT 725 MILES...1165 KM...EAST-NORTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH
...15 KM/HR...AND A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHEAST WITH AN INCREASE
IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. WHILE LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS...THE DEPRESSION COULD STILL BRIEFLY BECOME A MINIMAL
TROPICAL STORM DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS OR SO.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1014 MB...29.94 INCHES.
REPEATING THE 11 PM EDT POSITION...34.1 N... 52.2 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1014 MB.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 5 AM EDT...WEDNESDAY.
FORECASTER STEWART
000
WTNT35 KNHC 180243
TCPAT5
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN ADVISORY NUMBER 8
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 PM EDT TUE SEP 17 2002
...DEPRESSION NEARING TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH...
AT 11 PM...0300 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA HAS ISSUED A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR JAMAICA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS
THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA
WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
AT 11 PM...0300 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS HAS
ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS.
A HURRICANE WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN CUBA ON
WEDNESDAY.
AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION
TEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.9 WEST OR
ABOUT 100 MILES...165 KM...SOUTHWEST OF KINGSTON JAMAICA.
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH
...11 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. THE DEPRESSION WILL LIKELY BECOME A TROPICAL STORM ON
WEDNESDAY. MOST OF THE STRONGEST WINDS WITH THE DEPRESSION
ARE LOCATED WELL TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER. IF
STRENGTHENING OCCURS...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS COULD SPREAD OVER
PORTIONS OF JAMAICA WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.
HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD OVER JAMAICA OVER THE NEXT 24
HOURS...AND THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS
AND MUD SLIDES.
REPEATING THE 11 PM EDT POSITION...16.9 N... 77.9 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 2 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5 AM
EDT...WEDNESDAY.
FORECASTER AVILA
