Tropical Storm MINDY
ZCZC MIATCPAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM MINDY ADVISORY NUMBER 7 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 AM AST SUN OCT 12 2003 ...MINDY SLOWS DOWN AS IT BEGINS TO TURN NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD... INTERESTS ON BERMUDA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF MINDY. AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MINDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 72.3 WEST OR ABOUT 210 MILES...340 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF GRAND TURK. THIS IS ALSO ABOUT 725 MILES...1165 KM...SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA. MINDY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES ...140 KM MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...24.3 N... 72.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 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 11 AM AST. FORECASTER STEWART NNNN