ZCZC MIATCPAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM KATRINA ADVISORY NUMBER 30 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 4 AM CDT TUE AUG 30 2005 ...KATRINA WEAKENS FURTHER OVER NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI... AT 4 AM CDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KATRINA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.4 WEST OR ABOUT 35 MILES NORTHEAST OF TUPELO MISSISSIPPI. KATRINA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 18 MPH. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND A FASTER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE CENTER OF KATRINA THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FURTHER WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND KATRINA SHOULD WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION LATER TODAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES ...165 KM FROM THE CENTER. WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED FROM PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ALABAMA DURING THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 981 MB...28.97 INCHES. TUPELO RECENTLY REPORTED A PRESSURE OF 980.4 MB...28.95 INCHES. COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING ALONG THE NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TODAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES...WILL ACCOMPANY KATRINA ACROSS THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS...THE LOWER GREAT LAKES...AND INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY OVER WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...NORTH CAROLINA...AND VIRGINIA. REPEATING THE 4 AM CDT POSITION...34.7 N... 88.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 18 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 981 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 10 AM CDT. FORECASTER BEVEN $$ NNNN
Alternate Formats
About Alternates -
E-Mail Advisories -
RSS Feeds
Cyclone Forecasts
Latest Advisory -
Past Advisories -
About Advisories
Marine Forecasts
Latest Products -
About Marine Products
Tools & Data
Satellite Imagery -
US Weather Radar -
Aircraft Recon -
Local Data Archive -
Forecast Verification -
Deadliest/Costliest/Most Intense
Learn About Hurricanes
Storm Names
Wind Scale -
Prepare -
Climatology -
NHC Glossary -
NHC Acronyms -
Frequently Asked Questions -
AOML Hurricane-Research Division
About Us
About NHC -
Mission/Vision -
Other NCEP Centers -
NHC Staff -
Visitor Information -
NHC Library
NOAA/
National Weather Service
National Centers for Environmental Prediction
National Hurricane Center
11691 SW 17th Street
Miami, Florida, 33165-2149 USA
nhcwebmaster@noaa.gov
Disclaimer
Privacy Policy
Credits
About Us
Glossary
Career Opportunities
Page last modified: Tuesday, 30-Aug-2005 08:40:05 UTC