Statement as of 8:00 PM AST on August 16, 2009

...Tropical depression remains poorly-organized...

at 800 PM...0000 UTC...the tropical storm watch for Dominica has
been discontinued.
A tropical storm watch remains in effect for the Dominican Republic
from Cabo engano westward to Cabo Beata and for the Caribbean
islands of Puerto Rico...the U.S. Virgin Islands...the British
Virgin Islands...Montserrat...Antigua...Barbuda...St. Kitts...
Nevis...Anguilla...St. Maarten...St. Martin...Saba...St.
Eustatius...Guadeloupe...and St. Barthelemy.

Interests elsewhere in the Leeward Islands and the northeastern
Caribbean Sea should monitor the progress of Ana.

For storm information specific to your area in the United
States...including possible inland watches and warnings...please
monitor products issued by your local National Weather Service
forecast office. For storm information specific to your area
outside of the United States...please monitor products issued
by your National meteorological service.

At 800 PM AST...0000 UTC...the poorly-defined center of Tropical
Depression Ana was located near latitude 15.2 north...longitude
60.0 west or about 85 miles...135 km...east of Dominica.

The depression is moving toward the west near 25 mph...41 km/hr. A
turn toward the west-northwest is expected tonight and tomorrow. On
this track the depression will cross the northern Leeward Islands
tonight and enter the northeastern Caribbean Sea on Monday.

Maximum sustained winds remain near 35 mph...55 km/hr...with higher
gusts. Little change in strength is forecast during the next 24
hours. Data from an Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft
shows that the circulation of Ana has become less organized today.
If this trend continues...Ana could degenerate into a tropical wave
tonight or early tomorrow.

The minimum central pressure recently reported by an Air Force
Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft was 1008 mb...29.77 inches.

Ana is expected to produce rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches over
the Leeward Islands...including Puerto Rico...and the U.S. And
British Virgin Islands...with isolated maximum amounts of 6 inches
over mountainous terrain.
...Summary of 800 PM AST information...
location...15.2n 60.0w
maximum sustained winds...35 mph
present movement...west or 275 degrees at 25 mph
minimum central pressure...1008 mb

the next advisory will be issued by the National Hurricane Center at
1100 PM AST.

Statement as of 11:00 am AST on August 17, 2009

...Ana bringing heavy rains to Puerto Rico...
At 11 am AST...1500 UTC...the government of the Dominican Republic
has discontinued the tropical storm watch west of Punta Palenque on
the South Coast of Hispaniola...and extended the tropical storm
watch to include the entire north coast of the Dominican Republic.

At 1100 am AST...the government of Antigua and Barbuda has
discontinued the tropical storm watch for St. Kitts...Nevis...and
Anguilla.

At 11 am AST...the meteorological service of Guadeloupe has
discontinued the tropical storm watch for Guadeloupe...St.
Martin...and St. Barthelemy.

At 11 am AST...the government of the Netherlands Antilles has
discontinued the tropical storm watch for Saba...St. Eustatius...
and St. Maarten.

A tropical storm watch is now in effect for Puerto Rico...the U.S.
Virgin Islands...the British Virgin Islands...and the Dominican
Republic from Punta Palenque to the northern Haiti/Dominican
Republic border. A tropical storm watch means that tropical storm
conditions are possible within the watch area...in this case within
24 hours.

For storm information specific to your area in the United
States...including possible inland watches and warnings...please
monitor products issued by your local National Weather Service
forecast office. For storm information specific to your area
outside of the United States...please monitor products issued
by your National meteorological service.

At 1100 am AST...1500 UTC...the center of Tropical Depression Ana
was located near latitude 17.3 north...longitude 66.2 west or about
75 miles...125 km...south of San Juan Puerto Rico and about 255
miles...415 km...east-southeast of Santo Domingo in the Dominican
Republic.

Ana is moving toward the west-northwest near 28 mph. A continued
track in this general direction...with a reduction in forward
speed...is expected over the next day or two.

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph...55 km/hr...with higher
gusts. Little change in strength is forecast during the next 24
hours. However...Ana could degenerate into a tropical wave later
today.

Estimated minimum central pressure is 1008 mb...29.77 inches.

Ana is expected to produce rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches over
Puerto Rico...the U.S. And British Virgin Islands...and the
Dominican Republic...with isolated maximum amounts of 6 inches over
mountainous terrain.

...Summary of 1100 am AST information...
location...17.3n 66.2w
maximum sustained winds...35 mph
present movement...west-northwest or 285 degrees at 28 mph
minimum central pressure...1008 mb

an intermediate advisory will be issued by the National Hurricane
Center at 200 PM AST followed by the next complete advisory at 500
PM AST.

$$
Forecaster Franklin/cangialosi

| Hurricane Watch Team |

000
WTNT32 KNHC 172037
TCPAT2
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION ANA ADVISORY NUMBER 23
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022009
500 PM AST MON AUG 17 2009

...CIRCULATION OF ANA HAS DISSIPATED...

AT 5 PM AST...2100 UTC...ALL TROPICAL STORM WATCHES HAVE BEEN
DISCONTINUED BY THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENTS.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA IN THE UNITED
STATES...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO
YOUR AREA OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS
ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.

REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT
INDICATE THAT ANA NO LONGER HAS A CLOSED WIND CIRCULATION AND HAS
DEGENERATED INTO A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE.

AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF THE REMNANTS OF ANA WAS
ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 68.0 WEST OR ABOUT
140 MILES...225 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO AND
ABOUT 145 MILES...230 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SANTO DOMINGO IN THE
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.

THE REMNANTS OF ANA ARE MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 24
MPH...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT
DAY OR TWO...TAKING THE SYSTEM OVER HISPANIOLA TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS...IN A FEW SQUALLS.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1011 MB...29.85 INCHES.

ANA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES OVER PUERTO RICO AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC...WITH ISOLATED
MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

...SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST INFORMATION...
LOCATION...17.5N 68.0W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST OR 290 DEGREES AT 24 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1011 MB

THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM CAN
BE FOUND IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFAT1 AND WMO HEADER FZNT01 KWBC.

$$
FORECASTER FRANKLIN/CANGIALOSI

... unless it regenerates again.

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