Tropical Storm CLAUDETTE

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TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE ADVISORY NUMBER  18
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
10 PM CDT SAT JUL 12 2003

...CLAUDETTE MOVING WESTWARD WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN TEXAS AND NORTHEASTERN MEXICO EARLY SUNDAY.
 
COASTAL INTERESTS IN THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO SHOULD MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF CLAUDETTE.
 
AT 10 PM CDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE  91.9 WEST OR ABOUT
345 MILES EAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS.
 
CLAUDETTE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 8 MPH AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING 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
TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER.
 
LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WAS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 10 PM CDT POSITION...25.1 N... 91.9 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR  8 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 50 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 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
4 AM CDT.
 
FORECASTER AVILA
 
 
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