Tropical Storm Bonnie 5 pm Wed Aug 11

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TROPICAL STORM BONNIE ADVISORY NUMBER 15

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

4 PM CDT WED AUG 11 2004

 

...BONNIE CONTINUING NORTHEASTWARD...HURRICANE WARNING ISSUED...

 

AT 4 PM CDT...2100Z...A HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR

PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA FROM

DESTIN EASTWARD TO THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER.

 

A HURRICANE WATCH AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR

THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FROM WEST OF DESTIN WESTWARD TO THE

ALABAMA/FLORIDA BORDER.

 

AT 4 PM CDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BONNIE WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.3 WEST OR ABOUT

165 MILES SOUTH OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THIS IS ALSO

ABOUT 340 MILES SOUTHWEST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA.

 

BONNIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 12 MPH. THIS GENERAL

MOTION...WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED...IS FORECAST TO

CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...BONNIE IS

EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA

THURSDAY MORNING.

 

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND

BONNIE COULD BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TONIGHT OR THURSDAY MORNING.

 

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES

FROM THE CENTER. NOAA BUOY 42001...LOCATED EAST OF THE CENTER OF

BONNIE...REPORTED A WIND GUST TO 76 MPH EARLIER TODAY.

 

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES.

 

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE

LEVELS...ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...CAN BE

EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE RIGHT OF WHERE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL.

 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH

ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH

BONNIE.

 

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY MORNING OVER THE

FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

 

REPEATING THE 4 PM CDT POSITION...26.7 N... 89.3 W. MOVEMENT

TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED

WINDS... 65 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 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 7 PM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT

COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 10 PM CDT.

 

FORECASTER STEWART

 

Forecast

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Satellite

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