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| #288752 (Received by flhurricane at: 1:49 PM 16.Aug.2009) TCPAT4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER 3 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042009 200 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 ...AIRCRAFT RECONNAISSANCE FINDS CLAUDETTE STRONGER... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA BORDER EASTWARD TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER FLORIDA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 24 HOURS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA IN THE UNITED STATES...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. AT 200 PM EDT...1800 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.1 WEST OR ABOUT 40 MILES... 65 KM...SOUTH OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA AND ABOUT 160 MILES...255 KM...SOUTHEAST OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA. CLAUDETTE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY...AND ON THIS FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER WILL BE NEAR THE NORTHERN GULF COAST OF FLORIDA THIS EVENING. DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE BASED ON AIRCRAFT DATA IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...THE BIG BEND REGION OF FLORIDA...SOUTHERN ALABAMA...AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA NEAR THE PATH OF THE CENTER. STORM TIDE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE MAXIMUM WATER LEVELS OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ALONG PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE... INCLUDING THE BIG BEND. ...SUMMARY OF 200 PM EDT INFORMATION... LOCATION...29.1N 85.1W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTHWEST OR 325 DEGREES AT 14 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 PM EDT. $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN/ROBERTS |
