Tropical Storm BONNIE

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TROPICAL STORM BONNIE ADVISORY NUMBER  18
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
10 AM CDT THU AUG 12 2004

...BONNIE MAKING LANDFALL NEAR APALACHICOLA FLORIDA...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM DESTIN FLORIDA TO
THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER.
 
AT 10 AM CDT...1500Z...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING TO THE WEST OF
DESTIN IS DISCONTINUED.
 
AT 10 AM CDT...1500Z...THE POORLY DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM
BONNIE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE  85.2 WEST
OR ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA.
 
BONNIE IS ACCELERATING AND IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR
28 MPH.  THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 
WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES MAINLY TO
THE SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES.

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS...ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...IS NOW
OCCURRING NEAR AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTER.
 
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH BONNIE.
 
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG THE PATH AND TO THE EAST
OF BONNIE.
 
REPEATING THE 10 AM CDT POSITION...29.5 N... 85.2 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 28 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 50 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 1 PM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 4 PM
CDT.
 
FORECASTER AVILA
 
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