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Tropical Storm BONNIE (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM BONNIE ADVISORY NUMBER  11
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
4 PM CDT TUE AUG 10 2004

...BONNIE NOW MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWARD...
 
WATCHES WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED LATER TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO COASTAL AREAS.
 
AT 4 PM CDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BONNIE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE  90.5 WEST OR ABOUT 
315 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
 
BONNIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR  6 MPH AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO 
THE NORTHEAST EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  WHILE BONNIE HAS WEAKENED SLIGHTLY DURING THE PAST FEW
HOURS...CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR SOME STRENGTHENING TO OCCUR
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
BONNIE REMAINS A VERY SMALL TROPICAL STORM. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  45 MILES FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 4 PM CDT POSITION...24.7 N... 90.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR  6 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 50 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 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 PM CDT.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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