WTNT24 KNHC 302059 RRA

TCMAT4



TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   9

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL092016

2100 UTC TUE AUG 30 2016



CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...



A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FLORIDA GULF COAST FROM

THE ANCLOTE RIVER TO INDIAN PASS.  A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN

ISSUED FOR THE FLORIDA GULF COAST WEST OF INDIAN PASS TO THE

WALTON/BAY COUNTY LINE.



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...



A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. ANCLOTE RIVER TO INDIAN PASS



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. WEST OF INDIAN PASS TO THE WALTON/BAY COUNTY LINE



A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE

WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.  A WATCH IS TYPICALLY ISSUED 48 HOURS

BEFORE THE ANTICIPATED FIRST OCCURRENCE OF TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE

WINDS...CONDITIONS THAT MAKE OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS DIFFICULT OR

DANGEROUS.



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE

POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS.



INTERESTS ALONG THE UNITED STATES EAST COAST FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA

THROUGH THE CAROLINAS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.



TROPICAL DEPRESSION CENTER LOCATED NEAR 24.4N  87.3W AT 30/2100Z

POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM



PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR 320 DEGREES AT   4 KT



ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1004 MB

MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  30 KT WITH GUSTS TO  40 KT.

WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT.  RADII IN NAUTICAL

MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.



REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 24.4N  87.3W AT 30/2100Z

AT 30/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 24.3N  87.1W=