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WTNT64 KNHC 161616

TCUAT4

TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042009

1215 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009

CORRECTED FOR ISSUANCE TIME

…DEPRESSION BECOMES TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE…

DATA FROM THE NOAA DOPPLER RADAR IN TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA INDICATE

THAT SURFACE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEPRESSION HAVE INCREASED TO

40 MPH…65 KM/HR…MAKING THE DEPRESSION TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE.

DETAILS WILL FOLLOW IN THE 2 PM EDT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY.