The remnants of Tropical Storm Dorian regenerated into a tropical depression Saturday morning. The center of the disturbance was located about 85 miles east of Cape Canaveral, Florida. The storm was moving north at 10 mph, but a gradual turn to northeast is expected over the weekend. Maximum sustained winds are 35 mph, and little change in strength in the next 24 hours. Rain from TD Dorian is expected to skirt the east coast of Florida.
Computer model forecasts for Tropical Depression Dorian
BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION DORIAN ADVISORY NUMBER 16 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042013 500 AM AST SAT AUG 03 2013 ...DORIAN REGENERATES INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION EAST OF FLORIDA... SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...28.7N 79.2W ABOUT 85 MI...140 KM ENE OF CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 10 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1013 MB...29.91 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION DORIAN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.2 WEST. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/H. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY...FOLLOWED BY A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST ON SUNDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...DORIAN IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL OFFSHORE OF THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF UNITED STATES. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...FOLLOWED BY GRADUAL WEAKENING THEREAFTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1013 MB...29.91 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE.