ZCZC MIATCMAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM TROPICAL STORM ERIKA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 6 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082003 0300Z SAT AUG 16 2003 A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM BROWNSVILLE TO BAFFIN BAY TEXAS. A HURRICANE WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM LA PESCA MEXICO NORTHWARD TO THE U.S. BORDER. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF BAFFIN BAY TO PORT O'CONNOR. TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 26.0N 95.4W AT 16/0300Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 15 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 18 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 992 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 75 KT. 50 KT....... 25NE 25SE 0SW 25NW. 34 KT.......120NE 60SE 30SW 120NW. 12 FT SEAS..120NE 60SE 60SW 120NW. 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 26.0N 95.4W AT 16/0300Z AT 16/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 26.0N 94.5W 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...120NE 60SE 60SW 75NW. FORECAST VALID 17/0000Z 26.0N 101.0W...INLAND MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT. 34 KT... 30NE 0SE 0SW 30NW. FORECAST VALID 17/1200Z 26.0N 104.0W...INLAND REMNANT LOW MAX WIND 20 KT...GUSTS 30 KT. FORECAST VALID 18/0000Z...DISSIPATED REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 26.0N 95.4W NEXT ADVISORY AT 16/0900Z FORECASTER BEVEN NNNN
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