Tropical Storm HENRI

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TROPICAL STORM HENRI ADVISORY NUMBER   7
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 AM EDT FRI SEP 05 2003

...DEPRESSION STRENGTHENS TO TROPICAL STORM...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COAST OF FLORIDA
FROM ENGLEWOOD NORTHWARD TO THE AUCILLA RIVER.
 
AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HENRI WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 27.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE  84.6 WEST OR ABOUT 115 MILES
WEST OF ST. PETERSBURG FLORIDA.
 
HENRI IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NEAR  7 MPH AND A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  THIS TRACK IS
EXPECTED TO BRING THE CENTER ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA ON
SATURDAY.
 
BASED ON REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT
...THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR  40 MPH. 
THIS MAKES HENRI A MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM.  THERE IS A CHANCE FOR
SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  45 MILES
... 75 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.
  
RAIN IS CURRENTLY CONFINED TO THE CENTRAL FLORIDA GULF COAST.  BUT
THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INLAND AND UP TO 5 TO 8 INCHES MAY
ACCUMULATE OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
NORTH FLORIDA.  DUE TO SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS AND HIGH RIVER
STAGES...THESE HEAVY RAINS COULD RESULT IN FLOODING.
 
COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE SOUTH OF WHERE THE CENTER
MAKES LANDFALL.

THERE IS A RISK OF ISOLATED TORNADOS LATER TODAY OVER PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL OR NORTH FLORIDA.

REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...27.7 N... 84.6 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...EAST NEAR  7 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 40 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 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 8 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 AM EDT.
 
FORECASTER LAWRENCE
 
 
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