Tropical Storm MINDY
ZCZC MIATCPAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM MINDY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 3A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 8 AM AST SAT OCT 11 2003 ...MINDY PASSING JUST EAST OF GRAND TURK ISLAND WITH MOST OF THE WEATHER EAST OF THE CENTER... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. AT 8 AM AST...1200Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MINDY WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 70.3 WEST OR ABOUT 60 MILES...95 KM...EAST-NORTHEAST OF GRAND TURK ISLAND. MINDY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH ...20 KM/HR. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH... 75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES ...140 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES. ABOVE NORMAL TIDES AND ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS TODAY. REPEATING THE 8 AM AST POSITION...21.8 N... 70.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 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 LAWRENCE NNNN