Tropical Storm Edouard
Forecast Advisory 17
000
WTNT31 KNHC 052044
TCPAT1
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIX ADVISORY NUMBER 1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
4 PM CDT THU SEP 05 2002
...NEW TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS IN THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF
MEXICO...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ISSUED.
AT 4 PM CDT...2100Z...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM
MATAGORDA TEXAS TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA. A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITHIN THE
WARNING AREA WITHIN 24 HOURS.
REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT
INDICATE THAT THE AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER IN THE NORTHWESTERN GULF
OF MEXICO HAS BECOME TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIX.
AT 4 PM CDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIX WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.8 WEST OR ABOUT
100 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.
THE DEPRESSION IS STATIONARY. STEERING CURRENTS ARE WEAK...AND A
SLOW AND ERRATIC MOTION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS...MAINLY TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER. THE DEPRESSION IS
EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT OR TOMORROW.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE MEASURED BY RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS
1009 MB...29.80 INCHES.
RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCAL
AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 10 INCHES NEAR THE COASTLINE.
COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS
CAN BE EXPECTED IN AREAS WITH ONSHORE FLOW WITHIN THE WARNING AREA.
REPEATING THE 4 PM CDT POSITION...28.1 N... 93.8 W. MOVEMENT
...STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1009 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 7 PM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 10 PM CDT.
FORECASTER FRANKLIN
000
WTNT35 KNHC 052050
TCPAT5
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION EDOUARD ADVISORY NUMBER 17
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM EDT THU SEP 05 2002
...EDOUARD REMAINS WEAK...
AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION EDOUARD WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.8 WEST OR ABOUT
100 MILES SOUTHEAST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA.
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 8 MPH. A GRADUAL
TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 25 MPH... 35 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1011 MB...29.85 INCHES.
REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION...28.7 N... 83.8 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 25 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1011 MB.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM EDT.
FORECASTER FRANKLIN
