Tropical Storm BILL

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TROPICAL STORM BILL ADVISORY NUMBER   2
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
4 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2003
 
AT 4 PM CDT...2100Z...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM
EAST OF HIGH ISLAND TEXAS TO PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI.  THE TROPICAL
STORM WATCH FROM SAN LUIS PASS TO HIGH ISLAND IS DISCONTINUED. A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
AT 4 PM CDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BILL WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 24.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE  91.1 WEST OR ABOUT 325 MILES
SOUTH OF MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA.
 
BILL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH AND A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR  45 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES MAINLY TO
THE EAST OF THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1010 MB...29.83 INCHES.
 
STORM SURGE COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BE ABOUT 3 TO 5 FEET
ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER
MOVES INLAND.

HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY WITH
AMOUNTS IN THE 5 TO 8 INCH RANGE.
 
REPEATING THE 4 PM CDT POSITION...24.8 N... 91.1 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 45 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1010 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 7 PM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 10 PM CDT.
 
FORECASTER LAWRENCE
 
 
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