ZCZC MIATCPAT5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ODETTE ADVISORY NUMBER 2 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 4 PM EST THU DEC 04 2003 ...TROPICAL STORM ODETTE...THE 15TH NAMED STORM OF THE YEAR...FORMS IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA... AT 4 PM EST...2100Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR JAMAICA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HAITI. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WEST OF SANTO DOMINGO...THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS...AND THE TURK AND CAICOS ISLANDS. TROPICAL STORM WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY BE ISSUED FOR EASTERN CUBA LATER TODAY. SATELLITE DATA INDICATE THAT THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA HAS STRENGTHENED AND IS NOW TROPICAL STORM ODETTE...THE 15TH NAMED STORM OF THE YEAR AND THE FIRST STORM TO FORM IN THE CARIBEAN SEA IN DECEMBER. AT 4 PM EST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ODETTE WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.6 WEST OR ABOUT 280 MILES...450 KM... SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KINGSTON JAMAICA. ODETTE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR. A GENERAL TRACK BETWEEN THE NORTHEAST AND NORTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS MOTION WOULD BRING ODETTE OVER HAITI AND THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER. THE STRONG WINDS OCCURRING OVER THE BAHAMAS ARE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES AND ODETTE. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS...CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THE PATH OF ODETTE. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES... PARTICULARLY IN THE MOUNTAINS OF HAITI. REPEATING THE 4 PM EST POSITION...14.0 N... 75.6 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 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 7 PM EST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 10 PM EST. FORECASTER AVILA NNNN
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