Tropical Storm Odette

Forecast Advisory 5

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WTNT35 KNHC 051445
TCPAT5
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM ODETTE ADVISORY NUMBER 5
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
10 AM EST FRI DEC 05 2003

...AIR FORCE PLANE FINDS A 50 MPH TROPICAL STORM...

AT 10 AM EST...1500Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC HAS
EXTENDED THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING EASTWARD TO ISLA SAONA.
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC FROM ISLA SAONA WESTWARD.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HAITI AND JAMAICA.
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR JAMAICA MAY BE DISCONTINUED LATER
TODAY.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN
BAHAMAS...AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.

AT 10 AM EST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ODETTE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 74.2 WEST OR ABOUT
290 MILES...470 KM...SOUTHWEST OF ISLA BEATA ON THE SOUTH COAST OF
THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.

ODETTE IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/HR. A
TURN MORE TOWARD THE NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24
HOURS. THIS MOTION COULD BRING THE CENTER OF ODETTE NEAR THE
SOUTHERN COAST OF HAITI OR WESTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ON SATURDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE BEFORE
THE CENTER REACHES THE HIGH TERRAIN OF HISPANIOLA.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES
...280 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE STRONG WINDS OCCURRING OVER THE
BAHAMAS ARE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM
OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES AND ODETTE.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WAS
993 MB...29.32 INCHES.

RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN
THE MOUNTAINS...CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THE PATH OF ODETTE. THESE RAINS
COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES...
PARTICULARLY IN THE MOUNTAINS OF HAITI. RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH
ODETTE ARE ALREADY SPREADING ACROSS HISPANIOLA.

REPEATING THE 10 AM EST POSITION...14.2 N... 74.2 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 5 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 50
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 993 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 1 PM EST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 4 PM
EST.

FORECASTER AVILA