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Tropical Storm ODETTE (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM ODETTE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  12A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
7 AM EST SUN DEC 07 2003
 
...ODETTE ENTERS THE ATLANTIC...ALL WARNINGS DISCONTINUED...
 
AT 7 AM EST...1200 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
HAS DISCONTINUED THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC.
 
AT 7 AM EST...1200Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ODETTE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.3 NORTH... LONGITUDE 69.3 WEST OR ABOUT 145
MILES...230 KM...SOUTHEAST OF GRAND TURK ISLAND.
 
ODETTE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 20 MPH ...32 KM/HR. AN
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  45 MPH... 70 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  ODETTE IS EXPECTED TO MERGE WITH A COLD FRONT AND BECOME
EXTRATROPICAL LATER TODAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES
...280 KM...FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.
 
ADDITONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 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 WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TODAY.
 
REPEATING THE 7 AM EST POSITION...20.3 N... 69.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 20 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 45 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 1000 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 10 AM EST.
 
FORECASTER FRANKLIN
 
 
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