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TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN ADVISORY NUMBER   3

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL132016

500 AM AST TUE SEP 20 2016



...DEPRESSION EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TODAY...





SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...14.4N 29.6W

ABOUT 390 MI...625 KM WSW OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB...29.74 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.





DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

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AT 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN

WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.4 NORTH, LONGITUDE 29.6 WEST.  THE

DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH (15 KM/H,

AND A NORTHWESTWARD TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED OVER

THE NEXT 48 HOURS.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH (55 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

SOME 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 1007 MB (29.74 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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