000 WTNT33 KNHC 292353 TCPAT3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM BILL INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 2A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 7 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2003 ...BILL MOVING NORTHWARD AND GETTING A LITTLE STRONGER... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM EAST OF HIGH ISLAND TEXAS TO PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AT 7 PM CDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BILL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.1 WEST OR ABOUT 260 MILES SOUTH OF MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA. BILL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 13 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES. STORM SURGE COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BE ABOUT 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER MOVES INLAND. HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY WITH AMOUNTS IN THE 5 TO 8 INCH RANGE. REPEATING THE 7 PM CDT POSITION...25.7 N... 91.1 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1009 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 CDT. FORECASTER STEWART