000 WTNT33 KNHC 110836 TCPAT3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM MINDY ADVISORY NUMBER 3 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 AM AST SAT OCT 11 2003 ...MINDY PASSING JUST EAST OF GRAND TURK ISLAND WITH MOST OF THE WEATHER OVER WATER EAST OF THE CENTER... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MINDY WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 70.4 WEST OR ABOUT 40 MILES...50 KM...NORTHEAST OF GRAND TURK ISLAND. MINDY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH ...20 KM/HR. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH... 75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NO SIGNIFICANT IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WILL BE IN THE AREA THIS MORNING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES ...140 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES. ABOVE NORMAL TIDES ACCOMPANIED BY HIGHER THAN NORMAL SURF CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS TODAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS OVER PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO...THE EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TODAY. REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...21.7 N... 70.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 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 8 AM AST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 AM AST. FORECASTER AVILA