Tropical Storm Mindy

Forecast Advisory 8

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WTNT33 KNHC 121428
TCPAT3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM MINDY ADVISORY NUMBER 8
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 AM AST SUN OCT 12 2003

...MINDY BARELY A TROPICAL STORM...

INTERESTS IN BERMUDA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF MINDY.

AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MINDY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 71.8 WEST OR ABOUT 655
MILES...1055 KM...SW OF BERMUDA.

MINDY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH
...15 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH SOME
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.

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

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

REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...25.2 N... 71.8 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

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

FORECASTER PASCH/MAINELLI