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TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA (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.) Aug. 21, 2003 � NOAA satellites and ship reports indicate that a tropical depression has formed from the tropical wave in the eastern Caribbean sea. The NOAA National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla., reports that at 5 p.m. EDT the poorly-defined center of Tropical Depression Nine was located near latitude 14.7 north, longitude 66.1 west or about 260 miles south of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The depression is moving toward the west-northwest near 14 mph, and this motion is expected to continue during the next 24 hours. (Click NOAA image for larger view of Tropical Depression Nine taken Aug. 21, 2003, at 5:15 p.m. EDT. Please credit “NOAA.”) Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph with higher gusts. This system could become a tropical storm during the next 24 hours.
Estimated minimum central pressure is 1009 mb, 29.80 inches. (Click NOAA tracking map of Tropical Depression Nine for larger view.) At 5 p.m. EDT, the government of the Dominican Republic issued a tropical storm watch for the south coast of the Dominican Republic from Barahona westward to the border with Haiti. A tropical storm watch was issued for the southwestern peninsula of Haiti from the border with the Dominican Republic and Port-au-Prince westward. All interests in eastern Cuba should monitor the progress of this system. For storm information specific to your area, please monitor products issued by NOAA National Weather Service local forecast offices. NOAA is dedicated to enhancing economic security and national safety through the prediction and research of weather and climate-related events and providing environmental stewardship of the nation�s coastal and marine resources. NOAA is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Relevant Web Sites
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