TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIX WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL WAVE (See the NOAA National Hurricane Center for the latest information on this storm. Complete advisories are posted at 11 a.m., 5 p.m., 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. All times are Eastern. Advisories are posted more frequently as the storm nears the USA mainland.) July 21, 2003 � The NOAA National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla., reports that at 5 p.m. EDT Tropical Depression Six weakened to a tropical wave located over the far eastern Caribbean Sea and adjacent islands of the Lesser Antilles. The tropical wave is moving toward the west near 24 mph. (Click NOAA satellite image for larger view of what was Tropical Depression Six taken at 1:45 p.m. EDT on July 21, 2003. Click here for high resolution version, which is a large file. Please credit “NOAA.”)
Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph with higher gusts. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are possible in association with this tropical wave. The tropical storm watch for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands was discontinued at 5 p.m. EDT. The tropical storm warning for Dominica, and the tropical storm watch for St. Lucia were discontinued at 2 p.m. EDT. (Click NOAA tracking map for larger view of Tropical Depression Six.) This is the last public advisory issued by the NOAA National Hurricane Center on this system, unless regeneration occurs.
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