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To: Road Walker who wrote (251777)	9/18/2005 1:16:23 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574637

All fish so far. These too? A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS TROPICAL DEPRESSION 18 IS MOVING WESTWARD AND IS EXPECTED TO THREATEN THE BAHAMAS AND FLORIDA KEYS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES The 16th named storm of the Atlantic season formed late Saturday night east of the Windward Islands and is called Tropical Storm Philippe. As of 11:00 A.M. EDT, Philippe was located near 15.2 North and 55.7 West or about 425 miles east-southeast of the Leewards Islands. Philippe was moving to the north-northwest at 7 mph with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1000 millibars or 29.53 inches. Tropical Storm Philippe is expected to slowly strengthen over the next 48-72 hours as it continues tracking toward the north-northwest. Philippe will likely become a hurricane as the center of the storm passes northeast of the Lesser Antilles. A path toward the north-northwest will take Philippe toward the open waters of the Atlantic; however, interests in Bermuda will have to monitor this system over the next several days. The 18th tropical depression of the season also formed late Saturday night. As of 11:00 A.M. EDT Sunday, Tropical Depression 18 was located near 22.0 North and 72.2 West or about 390 miles east-southeast of Nassau or about 575 miles east-southeast of Miami, Florida. Tropical Depression 18 was moving toward the west at 12 mph with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1008 millibars or 29.77 inches. The expected track and potential strengthening with Tropical Depression 18 has resulted in a hurricane watch being posted for all of the Florida Keys from Ocean Reef southward and westward to the Dry Tortugas including Florida Bay. Tropical Depression 18 is expected to become better organized and strengthen over the next 48-72 hours as it continues moving to the west-northwest. This depression may become a tropical storm by later today or tonight. Once Tropical Depression 18 becomes a tropical storm, it will be named Rita. If this becomes Rita, this would be the earliest named "R" storm on record. Only once before has the "R" named been used since names were first assigned to hurricanes in 1950. This was back in 1995, when Tropical Storm Roxanne formed in the western Caribbean on October 8. Heavy rain and gusty winds will move through the Bahamas over the next couple of days, and the track of this system will take it just south of the Florida Keys Tuesday as either a strong tropical storm or Category 1 hurricane before heading west into the Gulf of Mexico. A strong upper-level ridge of high pressure centered over Louisiana is expected to build east into northern and central Florida beginning tomorrow. This upper-level ridge is expected to eventually keep this feature on a westward track. Tropical storm warnings have been posted for the Turks and Caicos, as well as, the central and southeastern Bahamas. Hurricane watches have been issued for the northwest Bahamas as well as the Florida Keys. All interests in South Florida, particularly in the Keys, should monitor the progress of Tropical Depression 18. Rough surf, rip currents and minor beach erosion will be a threat through Tuesday along the East Coast Florida beaches, especially south of Cape Canaveral. Elsewhere in the Atlantic: A tropical wave near 32 west, south of 20 north was moving west at 10 knots. Some showers and thunderstorms were accompanying this wave, and it does have the potential to become better organized over the next several days. hurricane.accuweather.com