Heads Up: Tropical Depression 11 Expected To Become TS Josephine This Afternoon
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WTNT31 KNHC 120848
TCPAT1
BULLETIN
Tropical Depression Eleven Advisory Number 3
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL112020
500 AM AST Wed Aug 12 2020
...DEPRESSION EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY...
SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...12.2N 42.9W
ABOUT 1405 MI...2265 KM ESE OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB...29.77 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression Eleven
was located near latitude 12.2 North, longitude 42.9 West. The
depression is moving toward the west near 15 mph (24 km/h), and this
general motion is expected to continue through today. A motion
toward the west-northwest at a similar forward speed is forecast to
begin tonight and continue through the rest of the week.
Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts.
Gradual strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours, and the
depression is expected to become a tropical storm later today.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1008 mb (29.77 inches).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.
NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 1100 AM AST.
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Forecaster Stewart
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT1+shtml/120848.shtml?
