000 WTNT32 KNHC 110232 TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM BONNIE ADVISORY NUMBER 12 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 10 PM CDT TUE AUG 10 2004 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR NORTHWEST FLORIDA... AT 10 PM CDT...0300 GMT...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST FLORIDA FROM THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA BORDER EASTWARD TO THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANEE RIVER. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA... GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. AT 10 PM CDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BONNIE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.4 WEST OR ABOUT 295 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. BONNIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 5 MPH. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. REPORTS FROM A RECENT U.S. AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE MISSION INDICATES THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED SLIGHTLY TO NEAR 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. BONNIE IS A SMALL STORM AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO ONLY 30 MILES FROM THE CENTER. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES. REPEATING THE 10 PM CDT POSITION...25.0 N... 90.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 5 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 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 4 AM CDT. FORECASTER LAWRENCE $$