Tropical Storm ODETTE

ZCZC MIATCPAT5 ALL
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM ODETTE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   6A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
7 PM EST FRI DEC 05 2003
 
...ODETTE CONTINUING NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD HISPANIOLA...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC FROM ISLA SAONA WESTWARD AND FOR HAITI.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN
BAHAMAS...AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
 
AT 7 PM EST...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ODETTE WAS
ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE  73.4 WEST OR ABOUT
205 MILES...330 KM...SOUTHWEST OF ISLA BEATA ON THE SOUTH COAST OF
THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
 
ODETTE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH ...16 KM/HR.  THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO BRING THE CENTER OF ODETTE NEAR THE SOUTHERN
COAST OF HAITI OR WESTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ON SATURDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE CENTER REACHES
THE HIGH TERRAIN OF HISPANIOLA.  AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE
HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY ENROUTE TO ODETTE.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145 MILES
...230 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  995 MB...29.38 INCHES.
 
RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 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 ARE ALREADY SPREADING ACROSS HISPANIOLA.
 
REPEATING THE 7 PM EST POSITION...15.2 N... 73.4 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 50 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 995 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 10 PM EST.
 
FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
NNNN