Tropical Storm Mindy

Forecast Advisory 3

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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