Tropical Storm Mindy

Forecast Advisory 5

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WTNT33 KNHC 112032
TCPAT3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM MINDY ADVISORY NUMBER 5
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 PM AST SAT OCT 11 2003

AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MINDY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 23.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 71.5 WEST OR ABOUT 120
MILES...195 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF GRAND TURK. THIS POSITION IS
ALSO ABOUT 760 MILES...1230 KM...SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA.

MINDY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR...
AND A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES
...185 KM FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...23.2 N... 71.5 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM AST.

FORECASTER LAWRENCE