ZCZC MIATCPAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM HENRI ADVISORY NUMBER 9 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 PM EDT FRI SEP 05 2003 ...HENRI MOVING ERRATICALLY EAST-NORTHEASTWARD... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COAST OF FLORIDA FROM ENGLEWOOD NORTHWARD TO THE AUCILLA RIVER. AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HENRI WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.4 NORTH... LONGITUDE 83.9 WEST OR ABOUT 75 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CEDAR KEY FLORIDA. THE CENTER OF HENRI HAS BEEN MEANDERING OVER THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS...BUT THE OVERALL MOTION IS TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 5 MPH. A SLOW MOTION TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE GULF COAST OF FLORIDA OVERNIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NO SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED PRIOR TO LANDFALL. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES ... 75 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE LATEST PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6-12 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH HENRI. DUE TO SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS AND HIGH RIVER STAGES...THESE HEAVY RAINS COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT FLOODING. COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 3 TO 5 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 TORNADOES THROUGH TONIGHT OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH FLORIDA. REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION...28.4 N... 83.9 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 5 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 999 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 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 PM EDT. FORECASTER FRANKLIN NNNN
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