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Tropical Storm CLAUDETTE (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  23
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL042003
0900Z MON JUL 14 2003
 
AT 4 AM CDT...0900Z...THE HURRICANE WATCH IS EXTENDED NORTHWARD FROM
PORT OCONNOR TO MATAGORDA TEXAS.
 
AT 4 AM CDT...0900Z...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE TEXAS
COAST FROM JUST EAST OF MATAGORDA TO HIGH ISLAND TEXAS.
 
A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TEXAS GULF COAST FROM
PORT OCONNOR TO BROWNSVILLE...AND FOR THE MEXICAN COAST FROM THE
TEXAS BORDER SOUTHWARD TO RIO SAN FERNANDO.  WARNINGS MAY BE
REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE WATCH AREA LATER TODAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 26.3N  92.5W AT 14/0900Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR 320 DEGREES AT   5 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  992 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  55 KT WITH GUSTS TO  65 KT.
50 KT....... 45NE  30SE   0SW  30NW.
34 KT.......120NE 120SE  40SW  90NW.
12 FT SEAS..125NE 150SE 100SW 225NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT.  RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.
 
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 26.3N  92.5W AT 14/0900Z
AT 14/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 26.1N  92.3W
 
FORECAST VALID 14/1800Z 26.8N  93.1W
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT... 50NE  30SE   0SW  30NW.
34 KT...120NE 120SE  40SW  90NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 15/0600Z 27.2N  94.3W
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT... 50NE  30SE   0SW  30NW.
34 KT...120NE 120SE  50SW  90NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 15/1800Z 27.5N  95.7W
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
64 KT... 20NE  20SE  20SW  20NW.
50 KT... 40NE  40SE  40SW  40NW.
34 KT...120NE 120SE  60SW 100NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 16/0600Z 27.7N  97.3W...INLAND
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
50 KT... 40NE  40SE  20SW  30NW.
34 KT...120NE 120SE  40SW  60NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 17/0600Z 28.2N  99.7W...INLAND
MAX WIND  25 KT...GUSTS  35 KT.
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 275 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 375 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY
 
OUTLOOK VALID 18/0600Z 29.0N 102.4W...INLAND
MAX WIND  15 KT...GUSTS  20 KT.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 26.3N  92.5W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 14/1500Z
 
FORECASTER JARVINEN/STEWART
 
 
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