Tropical Storm CLAUDETTE
ZCZC MIATCPAT4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE ADVISORY NUMBER 16 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 10 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2003 ...CLAUDETTE MAINTAINING COURSE AND STRENGTH IN THE CENTRAL GULF... COASTAL INTERESTS IN THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF CLAUDETTE. AT 10 AM CDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.2 WEST OR ABOUT 410 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. CLAUDETTE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. THIS GENERAL TRACK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A GRADUAL REDUCTION IN FORWARD SPEED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES ...MAINLY TO THE EAST AND NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER. THE MOST RECENT CENTRAL PRESSURE MEASURED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES. REPEATING THE 10 AM CDT POSITION...24.1 N... 91.2 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 4 PM CDT. FORECASTER FRANKLIN NNNN