Tropical Storm BILL

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TROPICAL STORM BILL INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   3A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1 AM CDT MON JUN 30 2003
 
...BILL CONTINUES MOVING NORTHWARD...
 
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA
EASTWARD TO MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA WITHIN THE NEXT
36 HOURS.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM EAST OF HIGH ISLAND
TEXAS TO PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI.  A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS
THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA
WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
AT 1 AM CDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BILL WAS
ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE  91.5 WEST OR ABOUT
185 MILES SOUTH OF MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA.
 
BILL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 14 MPH. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL LANDFALL LATER TODAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  50 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 
ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT BILL COULD REACH HURRICANE INTENSITY
JUST PRIOR TO LANDFALL.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145 MILES...MAINLY
NORTH THROUGH EAST OF THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1009 MB...29.80 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
CROSSES THE COAST.
 
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY AS BILL
APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN COAST OF LOUISIANA.
 
REPEATING THE 1 AM CDT POSITION...26.8 N... 91.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 14 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 50 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1009 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
4 AM CDT.
 
FORECASTER AVILA
 
 
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