[StBernard] Special Tropical Disturbance Statement

[Westley Annis]

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	WONT41 KNHC 101549
	DSAAT 
	SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENT
	NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
	1100 AM EST MON DEC 10 2007
	
	SATELLITE IMAGES AND SURFACE REPORTS INDICATE THAT A CLOSED SURFACE
	CIRCULATION HAS DEVELOPED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE BROAD AREA OF LOW
	PRESSURE NOW CENTERED ABOUT 200 MILES EAST OF PUERTO RICO. SHOWER
	ACTIVITY WITH THE LOW REMAINS DISORGANIZED...HOWEVER...WITH THE
	STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED A COUPLE HUNDRED MILES NORTH AND
	NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER. WHILE A TROPICAL OR SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE
	COULD STILL FORM DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE
	EXPECTED TO BECOME GRADUALLY LESS FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT OVER
	THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE LOW DEVELOPS
	FURTHER...IT COULD PRODUCE HEAVY SQUALLS AND GUSTY WINDS OF NEAR
	GALE FORCE ACROSS THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO LATER TODAY
	AND TONIGHT AS IT MOVES WESTWARD OR WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT ABOUT 20
	MPH. HEAVY RAINS OVER PUERTO RICO AND HISPANIOLA COULD CAUSE
	LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES...AND INTERESTS IN
	THESE AREAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM. 
	
	FURTHER SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS
	NECESSARY. FOR INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...CONSULT
	STATEMENTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. 
	
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	FORECASTER FRANKLIN