BULLETIN<br>
TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOSEPHINE ADVISORY NUMBER  16<br>
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL102008<br>
1100 PM AST FRI SEP 05 2008<br>
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...JOSEPHINE WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION...<br>
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AT 1100 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOSEPHINE<br>
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 35.8 WEST OR ABOUT<br>
785 MILES...1260 KM...WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.<br>
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THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...AND<br>
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH AN INCREASE IN<br>
FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.<br>
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MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER<br>
GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48<br>
HOURS.<br>
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ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.<br>
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REPEATING THE 1100 PM AST POSITION...16.3 N...35.8 W.  MOVEMENT<br>
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35<br>
MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB.<br>
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT<br>
500 AM AST.<br>
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