Tropical Storm Edouard

Forecast Advisory 5

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939
WTNT25 KNHC 041439
TCMAT5
TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 5
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052008
1500 UTC MON AUG 04 2008

AT 10 AM CDT...1500 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS EXTENDED
WESTWARD TO PORT OCONNOR TEXAS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN
EFFECT FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER WESTWARD TO PORT
OCONNOR.

A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF INTRACOASTAL CITY
LOUISIANA TO PORT O'CONNOR TEXAS.

TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 28.2N 90.6W AT 04/1500Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 25 NM

PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 7 KT

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1002 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT.
34 KT....... 30NE 0SE 0SW 0NW.
12 FT SEAS.. 30NE 30SE 30SW 30NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.

REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 28.2N 90.6W AT 04/1500Z
AT 04/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 28.1N 90.3W

FORECAST VALID 05/0000Z 28.4N 92.2W
MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT.
50 KT... 20NE 0SE 0SW 0NW.
34 KT... 30NE 30SE 30SW 0NW.

FORECAST VALID 05/1200Z 29.1N 94.4W
MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT.
50 KT... 25NE 0SE 0SW 25NW.
34 KT... 60NE 30SE 30SW 50NW.

FORECAST VALID 06/0000Z 29.7N 96.5W...INLAND
MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT.
34 KT... 50NE 30SE 30SW 30NW.

FORECAST VALID 06/1200Z 30.5N 98.5W...INLAND
MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT.

FORECAST VALID 07/1200Z...DISSIPATED

REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 28.2N 90.6W

NEXT ADVISORY AT 04/2100Z

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FORECASTER FRANKLIN