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Tropical Storm MINDY (Text)

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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
 
 
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