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Tropical Storm BONNIE (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM BONNIE ADVISORY NUMBER  10
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
10 AM CDT TUE AUG 10 2004

...BONNIE CONTINUES TO SLOWLY STRENGTHEN AS IT DRIFTS NORTHWESTWARD
OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO...
 
INTERESTS IN THE NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO
SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF BONNIE.
 
AT 10 AM CDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BONNIE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE  90.6 WEST OR ABOUT 
350 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
 
BONNIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR  8 MPH.  A GRADUAL
DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED AND A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED
LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  60 MPH... 95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.
 
BONNIE REMAINS A VERY SMALL TROPICAL STORM AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ONLY EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  30 MILES FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 10 AM CDT POSITION...24.2 N... 90.6 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR  8 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 60 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 4 PM CDT.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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