12:38 09Sep2003 Tropical Depression 14 could strengthen in Atlantic

NEW YORK, Sept 9 (Reuters) - The National Hurricane Center
in Miami, Florida, said Tropical Depression 14, which formed
Monday in the far Eastern Atlantic and was packing 30 mile per
hour winds early Tuesday, could strengthen during the next 24
hours.
The NHC issued the following update on Tuesday at 5 a.m.
EDT (0900 GMT). The next update on Tropical Depression 14 will
be issued by the NHC at 11 a.m.
Separately, the NHC said Hurricane Isabel, packing winds of
135 mph, was located about 1,050 miles east of the Northern
Leeward Islands of the Caribbean Sea.
Position: Lat. 11.4 degrees North
Long. 23.6 degrees West
(240 miles south of the Cape Verde Islands)
Track: West near 5 mph
Strength: 30 mph max. sustained winds with higher gusts
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAXIMUM WINDS
INITIAL 09/0900 11.4N 23.6W 25 KT
12HR VT 09/1800 12.1N 24.4W 30 KT
24HR VT 10/0600 13.7N 25.2W 35 KT
36HR VT 10/1800 16.0N 26.5W 35 KT
48HR VT 11/0600 18.0N 28.0W 35 KT
72HR VT 12/0600 21.5N 31.0W 35 KT
96HR VT 13/0600 25.0N 34.0W 35 KT
120HR VT 14/0600 28.0N 35.0W 35 KT
(NOTES -- Second column shows date and GMT time. To convert
GMT time to EDT, subtract 4 hours. Third and fourth column show
coordinates. Fifth column shows maximum sustained speed in
knots. 1 knot = 1.15 mph. 34 knots or greater is tropical storm
strength. 64 knots or greater is hurricane strength. U.S.
offshore oil and natural gas production in the Gulf of Mexico
is concentrated North of 27 degrees North and West of 88
degrees West.)

Tuesday, 09 September 2003 12:38:02RTRS [nN09386108] {C}ENDS