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Tropical Storm HENRI

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TROPICAL STORM HENRI INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  10A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2 AM EDT SAT SEP 06 2003
 
...HENRI WEAKENING...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COAST OF
FLORIDA FROM ENGLEWOOD NORTHWARD TO THE SUWANEE RIVER...BUT 
WARNINGS WERE DISCONTINUED NORTH OF THE SUWANEE RIVER.
 
AT 2 AM EDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HENRI WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE  83.5 WEST OR ABOUT 55
MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF ST. PETERSBURG FLORIDA.
 
HENRI IS DRIFTING SLOWLY AND ERRATICALLY EASTWARD.  A SLOW AND
ERRATIC MOTION TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.  THIS MOTION WILL LIKELY BRING THE CENTER OVER THE
FLORIDA PENINSULA TODAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR  40 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  HENRI MAY CONTINUE TO WEAKEN...AND...IF SO...COULD BE
DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATER TODAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  45 MILES FROM THE
CENTER.
 
THE LATEST PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT HURRICANE
HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.
 
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF UP T 4-8 INCHES ARE STILL POSSIBLE
OVER PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA.  DUE TO THE SATURATED
GROUND CONDITIONS AND HIGH RIVER STAGES... HEAVY RAINS COULD RESULT
IN SIGNIFICANT FLOODING.
 
COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS IS OCCURRING ALONG THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH FLORIDA WEST COAST
WHERE THE WINDS ARE ONSHORE.
 
THERE IS A RISK OF ISOLATED TORNADOES THROUGH TONIGHT OVER
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH FLORIDA.
 
REPEATING THE 11 PM EDT POSITION...27.7 N... 83.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...EAST NEAR  3 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40 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 5 AM EDT.
 
FORECASTER LAWRENCE
 
 
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