ZCZC MIATCPAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM HENRI ADVISORY NUMBER 7 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 AM EDT FRI SEP 05 2003 ...DEPRESSION STRENGTHENS TO TROPICAL STORM... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COAST OF FLORIDA FROM ENGLEWOOD NORTHWARD TO THE AUCILLA RIVER. AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HENRI WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.6 WEST OR ABOUT 115 MILES WEST OF ST. PETERSBURG FLORIDA. HENRI IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NEAR 7 MPH AND A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS TRACK IS EXPECTED TO BRING THE CENTER ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA ON SATURDAY. BASED ON REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT ...THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH. THIS MAKES HENRI A MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES ... 75 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES. RAIN IS CURRENTLY CONFINED TO THE CENTRAL FLORIDA GULF COAST. BUT THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INLAND AND UP TO 5 TO 8 INCHES MAY ACCUMULATE OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH FLORIDA. DUE TO SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS AND HIGH RIVER STAGES...THESE HEAVY RAINS COULD RESULT IN FLOODING. COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE SOUTH OF WHERE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL. THERE IS A RISK OF ISOLATED TORNADOS LATER TODAY OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL OR NORTH FLORIDA. REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...27.7 N... 84.6 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 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 8 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 AM EDT. FORECASTER LAWRENCE NNNN
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