Posted by Storm2001 on August 22, 2001 at 12:17:18:
TROPICAL STORM DEAN, FOURTH OF THE SEASON, FORMS NORTH OF
PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS:
AT 2 PM AST...1800 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS ISSUED A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS INCLUDING
ACKLINS ISLAND...CROOKED ISLAND...THE INAGUAS...MAYAGUANA...AND THE
RAGGED ISLANDS...AS WELL AS FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. A
TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
INCLUDING CAT ISLAND...THE EXUMAS...LONG ISLAND...RUM CAY...AND SAN
SALVADOR.
REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE
THAT THE STRONG TROPICAL WAVE NORTH OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO
RICO HAS DEVELOPED INTO TROPICAL STORM DEAN. AT 2 PM AST...1800Z...
THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DEAN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.2
NORTH... LONGITUDE 65.9 WEST OR ABOUT 55 MILES...90 KM...NORTH OF
SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO.
DEAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 25 MPH...41 KM/HR...
AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH SOME DECREASE
IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH... 95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES
...220 KM FROM THE CENTER.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE HURRICANE HUNTER IS
1010 MB...29.83 INCHES.
RAINBANDS TRAILING DEAN WILL CONTINUE TO BRING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS
AND WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE IN SQUALLS OVER THE VIRGIN
ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO THROUGH TONIGHT.
REPEATING THE 2 PM AST POSITION...19.2 N... 65.9 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 25 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1010 MB.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
5 PM AST.
FORECASTER BEVEN