Tropical Depression Forms Over Atlantic

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Tropical depression forms in open Atlantic; forecasters say it could become tropical storm

MIAMI, Sep. 4, 2006
(AP) A tropical depression is brewing over the open Atlantic, and meteorologists said Monday it was forecast to become the next tropical storm of the 2006 hurricane season.

The depression was located about 1,345 miles east of the Lesser Antilles, according to the National Hurricane Center.

At 5 a.m. EDT, the sixth depression of the season had top sustained winds near 35 mph and was moving toward the northwest near 12 mph, forecasters said.

The depression would be named Florence if it reaches tropical storm strength with winds of at least 39 mph. Forecasters said it could become a tropical storm by Monday or Tuesday.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/09/04/ap/national/mainD8JTV0NO1.shtml

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

bleccch... x(

please don't shoot the messenger :spank:

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1. T.S. Florence

#108844 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:46 AM 05.Sep.2006)
TCPAT1
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE ADVISORY NUMBER 8
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL062006
1100 AM AST TUE SEP 05 2006

...THE SIXTH NAMED STORM OF THE SEASON DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL
TROPICAL ATLANTIC OCEAN...

AT 1100 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 47.3 WEST OR ABOUT 935
MILES...1510 KM...EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES.

FLORENCE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME SLOW STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

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

REPEATING THE 1100 AM AST POSITION...17.3 N...47.3 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB.

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

$$
FORECASTER STEWART
http://flhurricane.com/cyclone/wxstatement.php?t=TCP&m=09&d=05&y=2006

It's a long way out, with plenty of room to turn. Hopin' she will be a fish-spinner.

[HeeBGBz]

2. Thanks soup

If Flo doesn't turn north, someone is screwed...