ZCZC MIATCPAT4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE ADVISORY NUMBER 4 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 AM EDT WED JUL 09 2003 ...CLAUDETTE WEAKENS SLIGHTLY... AT 11 AM EDT...1500 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WATCH FOR THE EAST COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FROM CHETUMAL TO CABO CATOCHE. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JAMAICA AND GRAND CAYMAN. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LITTLE CAYMAN AND CAYMAN BRAC. AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.6 WEST OR ABOUT 175 MILES...280 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF KINGSTON JAMAICA. CLAUDETTE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 24 MPH...39 KM/HR. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT A SLOWER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. UPPER LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT CURRENTLY FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT...AND LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 160 MILES ...260 KM MAINLY TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE HURRICANE HUNTER IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES. ABOVE NORMAL TIDES ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF JAMAICA. STORM TOTAL RAINFALLS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN ASSOCIATION WITH CLAUDETTE. SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT RAINBANDS SHOULD BE SPREADING OVER JAMAICA IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. REPEATING THE 11 AM EDT POSITION...15.5 N... 77.6 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 24 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 65 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 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 2 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5 PM EDT. FORECASTER BEVEN NNNN
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