ZCZC MIATCPAT5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ODETTE ADVISORY NUMBER 4 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 4 AM EST FRI DEC 05 2003 ...ODETTE MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD HISPANIOLA... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HAITI AND JAMAICA... AND FOR THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WEST OF SANTO DOMINGO. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS...AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. TROPICAL STORM WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR EASTERN CUBA LATER TODAY. AT 4 AM EST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ODETTE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 74.5 WEST OR ABOUT 290 MILES...470 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KINGSTON JAMAICA. THIS IS ALSO ABOUT 335 MILES...540 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF PORT AU PRINCE HAITI. ODETTE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS MOTION COULD BRING THE CENTER NEAR THE SOUTHERN COAST OF HAITI LATER THIS EVENING OR EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH... 75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THE STORM LATER THIS MORNING AND PROVIDE A BETTER ASSESSMENT OF THE ACTUAL STRENGTH OF ODETTE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES ...185 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE STRONG WINDS OCCURRING OVER THE BAHAMAS ARE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES AND ODETTE. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS...CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THE PATH OF ODETTE. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES... PARTICULARLY IN THE MOUNTAINS OF HAITI. RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH ODETTE SHOULD BEGIN SPREADING ACROSS JAMAICA AND HISPANIOLA LATER TODAY. REPEATING THE 4 AM EST POSITION...14.5 N... 74.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 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 7 AM EST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 10 AM EST. FORECASTER STEWART NNNN
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