Tropical Storm Dennis is born

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Tropical Storm Dennis is born

#1 Postby fci » Tue Jul 05, 2005 9:39 am

Advisory not yet on Weather Underground but the heading sayd Tropical Storm Dennis.
At least now we have a name...
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#2 Postby HardCard » Tue Jul 05, 2005 9:40 am

Tropical Storm Dennis Advisory Number 3


Statement as of 11:00 am EDT on July 05, 2005


...Caribbean depression becomes Tropical Storm Dennis...
At 11 am EDT...1500z...the government of the Dominican Republic has
issued a tropical storm watch for the South Coast of the Dominican
Republic from Barahona westward and the government of Haiti has
issued a tropical storm watch for the southwest peninsula of Haiti
from the Dominican Republic border and Port-au-Prince westward.
Interests in the central and western Caribbean Sea should monitor
the progress of this system.

For storm information specific to your area...including possible
inland watches and warnings...please monitor products issued
by your local weather office.
Satellite images indicate that Tropical Depression Four has
strengthened into a tropical storm. July 5 is the earliest date on
record for 4 named storms to have formed in the Atlantic Basin.

At 11 am EDT...1500z...the center of Tropical Storm Dennis was
located near latitude 13.3 north... longitude 66.6 west or about
355 miles... 570 km... south of San Juan Puerto Rico.
Dennis is moving toward the west-northwest near 18 mph ...30
km/hr...and this general motion is expected to continue for the
next 24 hours.

Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph... 65 km/hr...with higher
gusts. Some strengthening is forecast during the next 24 hours.

Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 60 miles
... 95 km from the center.

Estimated minimum central pressure is 1006 mb...29.71 inches.
Repeating the 11 am EDT position...13.3 N... 66.6 W. Movement
toward...west-northwest near 18 mph. Maximum sustained
winds... 40 mph. Minimum central pressure...1006 mb.

An intermediate advisory will be issued by the National Hurricane
Center at 2 PM EDT followed by the next complete advisory at 5 PM
EDT.
Forecaster Pasch

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