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Tropical Storm BONNIE (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM BONNIE ADVISORY NUMBER  12
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
10 PM CDT TUE AUG 10 2004

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR NORTHWEST FLORIDA...

AT 10 PM CDT...0300 GMT...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
NORTHWEST FLORIDA FROM THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA BORDER EASTWARD TO THE
MOUTH OF THE SUWANEE RIVER.  A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...
GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.
 
AT 10 PM CDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BONNIE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE  90.4 WEST OR ABOUT 
295 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
 
BONNIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR  5 MPH.  A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTHEAST AND INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.
 
REPORTS FROM A RECENT U.S. AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE
MISSION INDICATES THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED
SLIGHTLY TO NEAR  45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
BONNIE IS A SMALL STORM AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO  ONLY 30 MILES FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 10 PM CDT POSITION...25.0 N... 90.4 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR  5 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 45 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 4 AM CDT.
 
FORECASTER LAWRENCE
 
 
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