ZCZC MIATCPAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM BILL ADVISORY NUMBER 3 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 10 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2003 ...BILL MOVING NORTHWARD AND GETTING A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED... AT 10 PM CDT...0300Z...A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA EASTWARD TO MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM EAST OF HIGH ISLAND TEXAS TO PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AT 10 PM CDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BILL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.3 WEST OR ABOUT 220 MILES SOUTH OF MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA. BILL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 14 MPH ...22 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL LANDFALL OCCURS LATE MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT BILL COULD REACH HURRICANE INTENSITY JUST PRIOR TO LANDFALL. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145 MILES...MAINLY NORTH THROUGH EAST OF THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES. STORM SURGE COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BE ABOUT 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER CROSSES THE COAST. HEAVY RAINFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT AND ON MONDAY AS BILL APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN COAST OF LOUISIANA. REPEATING THE 10 PM CDT POSITION...26.3 N... 91.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1009 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 AM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 4 AM CDT. FORECASTER STEWART NNNN
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