Norman Lynagh wrote:
The low that has been slow-moving to the NW of the Canary Islands for
the past couple of days has something of a tropical cyclone look to it
on satellite imagery this morning. See
http://www.sat.dundee.ac.uk/pdus/AI/200510080600AI1_g. jpg
It may be nothing more than a misleading arrangement of the cloud
formations but it would be easy to argue that it has a discernible
'eye' feature at the centre.
Might be the remnants of TD-19 for which the last NHC Advisory was published
on Sunday afternoon and was moving towards that area.
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SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINETEEN IS
DISSPATING OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC.
AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINETEEN
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.0 NORTH... LONGITUDE 35.7 WEST OR
ABOUT 780 MILES...1250 KM... WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH
....20 KM/HR. THE REMNANTS OF THE DEPRESSION ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE ON THIS GENERAL TRACK FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH... 45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF THE DEPRESSION WILL
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES.
REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...17.0 N... 35.7 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 30 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1009 MB.
THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM.
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Of course I could be wrong.....
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Rob Overfield
Hull