ZCZC MIATCPAT4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 21A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 7 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2003 ...CLAUDETTE MEANDERING OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO...A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED... A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TEXAS GULF COAST FROM PORT OCONNOR TO BROWNSVILLE...AND FOR THE MEXICAN COAST FROM THE TEXAS BORDER SOUTHWARD TO RIO SAN FERNANDO. WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE WATCH AREA TOMORROW MORNING. AT 7 PM CDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE WAS LOCATED BY A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE NEAR LATITUDE 25.5 NORTH... LONGITUDE 92.1 WEST OR ABOUT 330 MILES...535 KM...EAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. CLAUDETTE HAS BEEN MEANDERING FOR THE LAST SEVERAL HOURS. LITTLE MOTION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT BUT A SLOW MOTION TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TO RESUME ON MONDAY. DATA FROM A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE AND SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT CLAUDETTE IS A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED. HOWEVER...MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 60 MPH... 95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLOW STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220 KM TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WAS 994 MB...29.35 INCHES. SWELLS ARE APPROACHING THE TEXAS COAST AND COULD CREATE DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS. REPEATING THE 7 PM CDT POSITION...25.5 N... 92.1 W. MOVEMENT ...STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 994 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 10 PM CDT. FORECASTER AVILA NNNN
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