Tropical Storm Nine

Forecast Advisory 12



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WTNT35 KNHC 142017
TCPAT5
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN ADVISORY NUMBER 1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM AST SAT SEP 14 2002

...NEW TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS IN THE SOUTHERN WINDWARD ISLANDS...

SATELLITE IMAGES AND DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE PLANE INDICATE THAT
TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN HAS FORMED FROM THE TROPICAL WAVE THAT HAS
BEEN TRACKED THROUGH THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC DURING THE PAST SEVERAL
DAYS.

AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE POORLY DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL
DEPRESSION TEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE
61.5 WEST...VERY NEAR THE SOUTHWESTERN TIP OF TRINIDAD IN THE
SOUTHERN WINDWARD ISLANDS.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 23 MPH...37 KM/HR.
ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION WILL BE MOVING OVER THE
EXTREME NORTHEASTERN VENEZUELA DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH... 45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE PLANE WAS 1009
MB...29.80 INCHES.

STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN SQUALLS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER THE
PORTIONS OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS TONIGHT.

REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...10.1 N...61.5 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 23 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 30 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1009 MB.

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

FORECASTER AVILA




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WTNT34 KNHC 142041
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION HANNA ADVISORY NUMBER 12
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
4 PM CDT SAT SEP 14 2002

...HANNA INLAND AND WEAKENING...RAINS CONTINUE...

AT 4 PM CDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION HANNA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.9 WEST...OR ABOUT 40
MILES NORTHEAST OF MOBILE ALABAMA.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 12 MPH...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A GRADUAL
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS ANTICIPATED.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.

RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED TO THE EAST OF THE PATH OF THE CENTER OF
HANNA. RAINBANDS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE PANHANDLE AND
BIG BEND AREA OF FLORIDA AND INTO PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND GEORGIA.

THERE IS A RISK OF ISOLATED TORNADOES ACROSS EASTERN ALABAMA...THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AND WESTERN GEORGIA.

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE.

REPEATING THE 4 PM CDT POSITION...31.1 N...87.9 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

FUTURE INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM CAN BE FOUND IN PUBLIC ADVISORIES
ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER...UNDER AWIPS
HEADER TCPAT4 AND WMO HEADER WTNT34 KWNH.

FORECASTER AVILA/KNABB