ZCZC MIATCPAT5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ODETTE ADVISORY NUMBER 12 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 4 AM EST SUN DEC 07 2003 ...ODETTE MOVING ACROSS THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC... AT 4 AM EST...0900 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR HAITI HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. AT 4 AM EST...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS DISCONTINUED THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM ISLA SAONA WESTWARD. THIS WARNING WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED LATER THIS MORNING. AT 4 AM EST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ODETTE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.4 NORTH... LONGITUDE 70.2 WEST OR NEAR SANTIAGO IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. ODETTE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH ...22 KM/HR. AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE CENTER OF ODETTE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFFSHORE INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH... 75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES ...280 KM...MAINLY SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES. ADDITONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. THESE RAINS MAY CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SHOULD BE SUBSIDING THIS MORNING. REPEATING THE 4 AM EST POSITION...19.4 N... 70.2 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 999 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 AM EST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 10 AM EST. FORECASTER FRANKLIN NNNN
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