Tropical Storm Fay

Forecast Advisory 3

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WTNT31 KNHC 060832
TCPAT1
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM FAY ADVISORY NUMBER 3
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
4 AM CDT FRI SEP 06 2002

...FAY REMAINS STATIONARY AND POORLY DEFINED...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT 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.

AT 4 AM CDT...0900Z...THE BROAD AND POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF
TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE
94.1 WEST OR ABOUT 125 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.

FAY IS CURRENTLY NEARLY STATIONARY. A SLOW DRIFT TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER TODAY. SOME CHANGES IN
POSITION MAY OCCUR AS THE CENTER SLOWLY BECOMES BETTER DEFINED.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145 MILES
...230 KM MAINLY TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 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.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS TODAY.

REPEATING THE 4 AM CDT POSITION...27.6 N... 94.1 W. MOVEMENT
...STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 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 AM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 10 AM CDT.

FORECASTER BEVEN





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WTNT35 KNHC 060834
TCPAT5
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION EDOUARD ADVISORY NUMBER 19
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM EDT FRI SEP 06 2002

...EDOUARD SURVIVING OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO...

AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION
EDOUARD WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.1
WEST OR ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTH OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 8 MPH...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 25 MPH... 35 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. EDOUARD MAY WEAKEN TO A LOW PRESSURE AREA LATER TODAY OR
SATURDAY.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...28.3 N... 85.1 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 25 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1009 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM EDT.

FORECASTER BEVEN