Tropical Storm ERIKA

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TROPICAL STORM ERIKA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL082003
1500Z FRI AUG 15 2003
 
AT 10 AM CDT...1500Z...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM
BROWNSVILLE TO BAFFIN BAY TEXAS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF BAFFIN BAY TO PORT O'CONNOR.
 
AT 10 AM CDT...1500Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ISSUED A
HURRICANE WARNING FROM LA PESCA NORTHWARD TO THE U.S. BORDER.
 
A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 26.1N  91.4W AT 15/1500Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  30 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT  20 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1008 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  45 KT WITH GUSTS TO  55 KT.
34 KT.......100NE   0SE   0SW 100NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT.  RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.
 
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 26.1N  91.4W AT 15/1500Z
AT 15/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 26.1N  90.3W
 
FORECAST VALID 16/0000Z 26.1N  94.6W
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT... 25NE   0SE   0SW  25NW.
34 KT...100NE  25SE  25SW 100NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 16/1200Z 26.0N  98.0W...INLAND
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
64 KT... 25NE  10SE  10SW  25NW.
50 KT... 50NE  30SE  30SW  50NW.
34 KT...100NE  50SE  50SW 100NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 17/0000Z 26.0N 100.5W...INLAND
MAX WIND  30 KT...GUSTS  40 KT.
 
FORECAST VALID 17/1200Z 26.0N 102.5W...INLAND
MAX WIND  20 KT...GUSTS  30 KT.
 
FORECAST VALID 18/1200Z...DISSIPATED
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 26.1N  91.4W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 15/2100Z
 
FORECASTER AVILA
 
 
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