Tropical Storm Bill

Forecast Advisory 8

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WTNT33 KNHC 010831
TCPAT3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION BILL ADVISORY NUMBER 8
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
4 AM CDT TUE JUL 01 2003

...BILL EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINS OVER PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES...

AT 4 AM CDT...0900Z...THE WEAKENING CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION
BILL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.0 WEST OR
ABOUT 40 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MERIDIAN MISSISSIPPI.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS MAINLY
OVER WATER WELL TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER. BILL SHOULD
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TODAY.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES.

RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER
PORTIONS OF MISSISSIPPI...ALABAMA AND GEORGIA. THESE RAINS WILL
GRADUALLY SPREAD NORTHEASTWARD TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.

A FEW TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND GEORGIA.

REPEATING THE 4 AM CDT POSITION...31.8 N... 89.0 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
10 AM CDT.

FORECASTER AVILA