ZCZC MIATCPAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM MINDY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 2A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2 AM AST SAT OCT 11 2003 ...MINDY CONTINUING NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THERE HAS BEEN LITTLE INFORMATION FROM THE VICINITY OF MINDY DURING THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS BUT AT 2 AM AST...0600Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MINDY WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.7 NORTH... LONGITUDE 70.2 WEST OR ABOUT 80 MILES...130 KM...SOUTHEAST OF GRAND TURK ISLAND. MINDY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS MOTION WOULD BRING THE CENTER OF MINDY NEAR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS LATER THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH... 75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES ...140 KM...MAINLY TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES. ABOVE NORMAL TIDES ACCOMPANIED BY HIGHER THAN NORMAL SURF CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS TODAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS COULD SPREAD OVER THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS TODAY. REPEATING THE 2 AM AST POSITION...20.7 N... 70.2 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 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 AM AST. FORECASTER AVILA NNNN
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