Hurricane Claudette

Forecast Advisory 21



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WTNT34 KNHC 132047
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE ADVISORY NUMBER 21
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
4 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2003

...CLAUDETTE STALLS...

A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TEXAS GULF COAST FROM
PORT OCONNOR TO BROWNSVILLE...AND FOR THE MEXICAN COAST FROM THE
TEXAS BORDER SOUTHWARD TO RIO SAN FERNANDO. WARNINGS MAY BE
REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE WATCH AREA TOMORROW MORNING.

AT 4 PM CDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH... LONGITUDE 92.4 WEST OR ABOUT
315 MILES...505 KM...EAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS.

CLAUDETTE HAS BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY FOR THE LAST SEVERAL HOURS. A
SLOW MOTION TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TO RESUME
TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH... 95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SLOW STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES
...220 KM FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB...29.44 INCHES.

SWELLS ARE APPROACHING THE TEXAS COAST AND COULD CREATE DANGEROUS
SURF CONDITIONS.

REPEATING THE 4 PM CDT POSITION...25.3 N... 92.4 W. MOVEMENT
...STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 997 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