Issued at 500 PM AST TUE SEP 27 2011 000WTNT31 KNHC 272034TCPAT1 BULLETINTROPICAL DEPRESSION OPHELIA ADVISORY NUMBER 21NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL162011500 PM AST TUE SEP 27 2011 ...OPHELIA REGENERATES INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION... SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION----------------------------------------------LOCATION...17.6N 60.5WABOUT 175 MI...285 KM ESE OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDSMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH...45 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/HMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB...29.77 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS--------------------THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK------------------------------AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION OPHELIAWAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 60.5 WEST. THEDEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/H.A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTEDOVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/H...WITH HIGHERGUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST...AND THE DEPRESSION COULDBECOME A TROPICAL STORM BY WEDNESDAY. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND----------------------RAINFALL...OPHELIA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALLACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. NEXT ADVISORY-------------NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM AST. $$FORECASTER PASCH
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