Tropical Storm Bonnie

Forecast Advisory 8

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WTNT32 KNHC 100238
TCPAT2
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM BONNIE ADVISORY NUMBER 8
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
10 PM CDT MON AUG 09 2004

...BONNIE MOVES SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD OVER SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO...

AT 10 PM CDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BONNIE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.2 WEST OR ABOUT
390 MILES SOUTH OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

BONNIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH AND A GRADUAL TURN
TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SLOW STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.

BONNIE IS RATHER SMALL AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD
UP TO ONLY 30 MILES...45 KM FROM THE CENTER.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.

INTERESTS IN THE NORTHCENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO
SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF BONNIE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

REPEATING THE 10 PM CDT POSITION...23.4 N... 89.2 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
4 AM CDT.

FORECASTER LAWRENCE


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WTNT33 KNHC 100251
TCPAT3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE ADVISORY NUMBER 3
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 PM AST MON AUG 09 2004

...DEPRESSION CONTINUES RAPIDLY WESTWARD...

INTERESTS IN AND AROUND THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA SHOULD MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.

AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 64.1 WEST OR ABOUT
165 MILES... 265 KM...WEST OF GRENADA.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 23 MPH
...37 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS...AND THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT OR
TUESDAY.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1010 MB...29.83 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...12.4 N... 64.1 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 23 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1010 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 AM AST.

FORECASTER RHOME/LAWRENCE

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