The tropical disturbance in the eastern Atlantic has been upgraded to the second tropical depression of the 2008 Atlantic Hurricane season.
At 5:00 a.m. the center of tropical depression 2 was estimated to be near latitude 12.6 north and longitude 22.7 west or about 2,479 miles (3989 km) east of the Windward Islands. The depression is moving towards the west-northwest near 9 mph and this general motion with some increase in forward speed is expected for the next couple of days.
Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph... 55 km/h with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast during the next 24 hours and the depression could become a tropical storm later today. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1008 millibars, residents in the eastern Caribbean should continue to monitor the progress of this system as it develops. An advisory will be issued by the National Hurricane Center at 11:00 a.m.
At 5:00 a.m. the center of tropical depression 2 was estimated to be near latitude 12.6 north and longitude 22.7 west or about 2,479 miles (3989 km) east of the Windward Islands. The depression is moving towards the west-northwest near 9 mph and this general motion with some increase in forward speed is expected for the next couple of days.
Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph... 55 km/h with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast during the next 24 hours and the depression could become a tropical storm later today. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1008 millibars, residents in the eastern Caribbean should continue to monitor the progress of this system as it develops. An advisory will be issued by the National Hurricane Center at 11:00 a.m.
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