Tropical Storm CLAUDETTE

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TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE ADVISORY NUMBER  17
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
4 PM CDT SAT JUL 12 2003
 
...CLAUDETTE JOGS TO THE NORTH...

COASTAL INTERESTS IN THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO SHOULD MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF CLAUDETTE.
 
AT 4 PM CDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.7 NORTH... LONGITUDE 91.1 WEST OR ABOUT
400 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS.
 
DURING THE AFTERNOON CLAUDETTE MOVED NORTHWARD...BUT THIS MOTION IS
NOT EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.  CLAUDETTE IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE
NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR  8 MPH.  A NORTHWESTERLY MOTION IS EXPECTED TO
RESUME THIS EVENING...AND A TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED
WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...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 LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE MEASURED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 4 PM CDT POSITION...24.7 N... 91.1 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR  8 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 50 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 10 PM CDT.
 
FORECASTER FRANKLIN
 
 
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