Hurricane Fabian

Forecast Advisory 2

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WTNT35 KNHC 280236
TCPAT5
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN ADVISORY NUMBER 2
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 PM AST WED AUG 27 2003

...DEPRESSION A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED...

AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.8 NORTH... LONGITUDE 33.1 WEST OR ABOUT
560 MILES...900 KM...WEST OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 18 MPH
...30 KM/HR. A WESTWARD MOTION AT A SLIGHTLY SLOWER SPEED IS
EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND
THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM ON THURSDAY.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...14.8 N... 33.1 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 18 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM AST.

FORECASTER FRANKLIN