Hurricane Dennis
Public Advisory 3A
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WTNT34 KNHC 051745
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM DENNIS INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 3A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2 PM EDT TUE JUL 05 2005
...DENNIS MOVING RAPIDLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH THE EASTERN
CARIBBEAN SEA...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH COAST OF THE
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM BARAHONA WESTWARD...AND FOR THE SOUTHWEST
PENINSULA OF HAITI FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BORDER AND
PORT-AU-PRINCE WESTWARD. INTERESTS IN THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN
CARIBBEAN SEA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
JULY 5 IS THE EARLIEST DATE ON RECORD FOR THE FOURTH NAMED STORM TO
HAVE FORMED IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN.
AT 2 PM EDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DENNIS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.8 NORTH... LONGITUDE 67.6 WEST OR ABOUT
335 MILES... 540 KM... SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO.
DENNIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH ...30
KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES
... 95 KM FROM THE CENTER.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.
REPEATING THE 2 PM EDT POSITION...13.8 N... 67.6 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
5 PM EDT.
FORECASTER KNABB
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WTNT33 KNHC 051753
TCPAT3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM CINDY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 8A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1 PM CDT TUE JUL 05 2005
...CINDY A LITTLE STRONGER...CONDITIONS DETERIORATING ALONG THE
NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST....
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA
EASTWARD TO DESTIN FLORIDA...AND A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN
EFFECT EAST OF DESTIN TO INDIAN PASS FLORIDA.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AT 1 PM CDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CINDY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.6 NORTH... LONGITUDE 90.4 WEST OR ABOUT
125 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
CINDY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 14 MPH AND A GRADUAL TURN
TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER WILL BE NEARING THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF
COAST TONIGHT OR EARLY ON WEDNESDAY.
A SHIP JUST NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER REPORTED WINDS NEAR 70 MPH...BUT
QUALITY CONTROL ANALYSIS INDICATES THAT THESE WINDS ARE LIKELY A
LITTLE TOO HIGH. NEVERTHELESS...CINDY APPEARS TO HAVE STRENGTHENED
A LITTLE MORE AND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR
60 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. A NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE IS
NEARING CINDY AND SHOULD GIVE MORE DEFINITIVE INTENSITY
INFORMATION. SOME ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS POSSIBLE
BEFORE LANDFALL.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES
TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.
STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS
POSSIBLE NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER CROSSES THE
COAST.
TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE
CENTRAL GULF COAST AND PARTS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S....WITH
ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS TO 10 INCHES.
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA...SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHERN ALABAMA...AND THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TODAY.
REPEATING THE 1 PM CDT POSITION...27.6 N... 90.4 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 60 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
4 PM CDT.
FORECASTER PASCH
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