ZCZC MIATCPAT4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE ADVISORY NUMBER 29 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 4 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2003 ...CLAUDETTE WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM OVER SOUTHERN TEXAS... AT 4 PM CDT...2100 UTC...THE HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE TEXAS COAST FROM BAFFIN BAY TO HIGH ISLAND IS CHANGED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM PORT ARANSAS TO FREEPORT. ALL WARNINGS ARE DISCONTINUED NORTH OF FREEPORT AND SOUTH OF PORT ARANSAS. AT 4 PM CDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 97.5 WEST OR ABOUT 40 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF VICTORIA TEXAS. THIS IS ALSO JUST NORTHEAST OF BEEVILLE TEXAS AND ABOUT 85 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAN ANTONIO TEXAS. CLAUDETTE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH...AND A GENERAL MOTION TOWARD THE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS MOTION WILL BRING THE CENTER FARTHER INLAND OVER SOUTHERN TEXAS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FURTHER WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS THE CENTER MOVES INLAND...AND CLAUDETTE MAY WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATER TONIGHT OR WEDNESDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...MAINLY OVER WATER TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. THERE WAS AN UNOFFICIAL REPORT OF A WIND GUST TO 80 MPH IN GOLIAD TEXAS. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 989 MB...29.21 INCHES. STORM SURGE FLOODING...SWELLS...AND BATTERING WAVES ALONG THE TEXAS COAST SHOULD SLOWLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT AS THE CENTER OF CLAUDETTE MOVES FARTHER INLAND. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN ASSOCIATION WITH CLAUDETTE. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE UPPER AND MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL AREAS THROUGH TONIGHT. REPEATING THE 4 PM CDT POSITION...28.6 N... 97.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 70 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 989 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 7 PM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 10 PM CDT. FORECASTER BEVEN NNNN
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