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000WTNT32 KNHC 150836TCPAT2BULLETINTROPICAL STORM ANA ADVISORY NUMBER 13NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022009500 AM AST SAT AUG 15 2009...ANA FORMS IN THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC OCEAN...INTERESTS IN THE LEEWARD ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OFTROPICAL STORM ANA. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED FORPORTIONS OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS LATER TODAY.FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA IN THE UNITEDSTATES...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASEMONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICEFORECAST OFFICE. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREAOUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUEDBY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.AT 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ANA WASLOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 46.8 WEST OR ABOUT 1010MILES...1630 KM...EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.ANA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/HR...AND THISGENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYSWITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. ON THIS FORECAST TRACK ANA COULDBE APPROACHING THE LEEWARD ISLANDS ON MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHERGUSTS. SLOW STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST FOR NEXT 48 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KMFROM THE CENTER.THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE BASED ON DATA FROM NOAA BUOY41041 IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES....SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST INFORMATION...LOCATION...14.6N 46.8WMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPHPRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 16 MPHMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MBTHE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT1100 AM AST.$$FORECASTER BLAKE