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TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELEVEN LOOKS BETTER-ORGANIZED ON SATELLITE
October 5, 2001 At 11 a.m. EDT,
the center of tropical depression eleven was located near latitude
14.5 north, longitude 64.7 west or about 275 miles south-southeast
of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The depression is moving toward the west-northwest
near 16 mph, and this motion is expected to continue during the
next 24 hours, according to NOAA's
National Hurricane Center. (Click NOAA satellite image
for larger view of Tropical Depression Eleven taken Oct. 5, 2001
at 7:15 a.m. EDT. Click
here to see latest satellite image.)
Maximum sustained winds are
near 35 mph with higher gusts mainly to the northeast and east
of the center. A reconnaissance plane will check the intensity
later Friday. Estimated minimum central pressure is 1010 mb,
29.83 inches.
Squalls with heavy rains and
gusty winds will gradually diminish over the Lesser Antilles.
Squalls with occasional gusts to tropical storm force may occur
along the south coast of Puerto Rico Friday as rain bands move
through the area.
The government of the Dominican
Republic has issued a tropical storm warning for the south coast
of the Dominican Republic from Isla Saona to Cabo Beata and a
tropical storm watch from west of Cabo Beata to the border of
Haiti. A tropical storm watch has been issued for the south coast
of Haiti from the Haiti/Dominican Republic border to the southwestern
tip of Haiti.
For storm information for specific
areas of the USA, please monitor products issued by NOAA's
National Weather Service local forecast offices.
Storm Advisories updated
5 a.m., 11 a.m., 5 p.m., and 11 p.m. EDT; every three hours if
a Watch/Warning is in effect.
NOAA satellite
images updated 15 minutes past the hour; Atlantic Coast and
Gulf of Mexico and close-ups also updated at 45 past the hour.
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Media Contact:
Frank Lepore,
NOAA's National Hurricane
Center, (305) 229-4404
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