ZCZC MIATCPAT1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM GRACE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 4A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 7 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2003 ...BROAD CENTER OF GRACE NEARING TEXAS COAST... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE TEXAS COAST FROM HIGH ISLAND TO CORPUS CHRISTI. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AT 7 AM CDT...1200Z...THE BROAD AND POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GRACE WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.7 NORTH... LONGITUDE 96.0 WEST OR ABOUT 85 MILES EAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS. GRACE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH AND THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE CENTER ACROSS THE TEXAS COAST IN A FEW HOURS. HOWEVER THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE CENTER IS UNIMPORTANT SINCE BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS EXTEND WELL NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER. THESE RAINS AND WINDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SPREADING OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN TEXAS AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS LIKELY BEFORE THE CENTER REACHES THE COAST. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN TEXAS AND LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER WESTERN LOUISIANA. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE TEXAS COAST NEAR AND TO THE NORTH OF WHERE THE CENTER MOVES INLAND. REPEATING THE 7 AM CDT POSITION...27.7 N... 96.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1009 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 AM CDT. FORECASTER LAWRENCE/PASCH NNNN
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