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Tropical Storm Cindy Intermediate Advisory Number 11A
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL032017
700 AM CDT Thu Jun 22 2017

...CINDY EXPECTED TO WEAKEN WHILE MOVING FARTHER INLAND...


SUMMARY OF 700 AM CDT...1200 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...30.5N 93.7W
ABOUT 40 MI...65 KM NW OF LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...994 MB...29.36 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

None.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* High Island Texas to Morgan City Louisiana

Interests elsewhere along the U.S. Gulf Coast from the central Texas
coast to the western Florida Panhandle should monitor the progress
of this system.

For storm information specific to your area, including possible
inland watches and warnings, please monitor products issued by your
local National Weather Service forecast office.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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At 700 AM CDT (1200 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Cindy was
located near latitude 30.5 North, longitude 93.7 West.  Cindy is
moving toward the north near 12 mph (19 km/h), and a turn toward the
north-northeast is expected later today, followed by a turn
toward the northeast on Friday.  On the forecast track, Cindy
will move into southeastern Arkansas early Friday, and into
Tennessee later on Friday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts.
Continued weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours, and Cindy
should weaken to a tropical depression later this morning, and
become a remnant low tonight.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 km)
to the southeast of the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 994 mb (29.36 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL:  Cindy is expected to produce rain accumulations of 3 to 6
inches with isolated maximum amounts up to 12 inches over eastern
Texas, western and central Louisiana, and southern and eastern
Arkansas through Friday morning.  Additional rainfall amounts of 2
to 4 inches with isolated maximum amounts of 8 inches over southern
Mississippi, southern and central Alabama, and extreme western
Florida Panhandle are expected through Friday morning.  This
rainfall could cause life-threatening flash flooding in these areas.

Rainfall is expected to begin and expand across parts of the
Tennessee and Ohio valleys.  Rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches with
isolated maximum amounts of 4 inches are expected through Friday
morning.

WIND:  Tropical storm conditions are currently affecting portions of
the Tropical Storm Warning area.  These conditions should subside
in a few hours.

STORM SURGE:  Inundation of 1 to 3 feet above ground level is
expected along the coast in portions of the Tropical Storm Warning
area.  Inundation of 1 to 3 feet above ground level is also possible
elsewhere along the coast from southeastern Louisiana to the western
Florida Panhandle in areas of strong onshore winds.

TORNADOES:  A few tornadoes are possible through tonight from the
lower Mississippi and Tennessee Valley regions to the central Gulf
Coast.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 1000 AM CDT.

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Forecaster Avila

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