Tropical Storm ALPHA

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALPHA ADVISORY NUMBER   7
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2005

...ALPHA ACCELERATING NORTHWARD AWAY FROM THE BAHAMAS AND INTO THE
OPEN ATLANTIC...
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION
ALPHA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.5 NORTH...
LONGITUDE  72.9 WEST OR ABOUT  100 MILES... 160 KM...
NORTH OF GREAT INAGUA ISLAND.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 21 MPH
...33 KM/HR...AND WILL BE ACCELERATING TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  ON THIS TRACK...THE DEPRESSION WILL MOVE AWAY
FROM THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS TONIGHT THEN OUT INTO THE OPEN
ATLANTIC MONDAY. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES.

ALPHA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2
INCHES OVER THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS. 
 
REPEATING THE 11 PM EDT POSITION...22.5 N... 72.9 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 21 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 35 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM EDT.
 
FORECASTER RHOME/STEWART
 
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