ZCZC MIATCPAT5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM CCA BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ODETTE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 5A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1 PM EST FRI DEC 05 2003 ...COR FOR RPT SECTION MOTION AND LONGITUDE ...ODETTE MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM ISLA SAONA WESTWARD. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HAITI AND JAMAICA. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR JAMAICA MAY BE DISCONTINUED LATER TODAY. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS...AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. AT 1 PM EST...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ODETTE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 73.7 WEST OR ABOUT 280 MILES...450 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ISLA BEATA ON THE SOUTH COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. ODETTE IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/HR. A TURN MORE TOWARD THE NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. THIS MOTION COULD BRING THE CENTER OF ODETTE NEAR THE SOUTHERN COAST OF HAITI OR WESTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ON SATURDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE CENTER REACHES THE HIGH TERRAIN OF HISPANIOLA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES ...280 KM FROM 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. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WAS 995 MB...29.38 INCHES. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 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. RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH ODETTE ARE ALREADY SPREADING ACROSS HISPANIOLA. REPEATING THE 1 PM EST POSITION...14.2 N...73.7 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST NEAR 5 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...995 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 4 PM EST. FORECASTER AVILA NNNN
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