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Tropical Storm MINDY (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM MINDY ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 AM AST SAT OCT 11 2003

AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS
DISCONTINUED TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN
BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.  MARINE INTERESTS SHOULD
EXERCISE CAUTION UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE.
 
AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MINDY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE  71.6 WEST OR ABOUT 60
MILES...95 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF GRAND TURK ISLAND.
 
MINDY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR...AND A
TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR  40 MPH... 65
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145 MILES
...230 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...22.2 N... 71.6 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 40 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 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 5 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER LAWRENCE
 
 
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