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| #8885 (Received by flhurricane at: 7:58 PM 16.Sep.2004) TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM JEANNE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 13A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 8 PM AST THU SEP 16 2004 ...JEANNE DRIFTING NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF HISPANIOLA FROM LE MOLE ST NICHOLAS HAITI EASTWARD TO SANTO DOMINGO. A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS...INCLUDING THE ACKLINS...CROOKED ISLAND...THE INAGUAS...MAYAGUANA...AND THE RAGGED ISLANDS...AS WELL AS FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS... INCLUDING CAT ISLAND...THE EXUMAS...LONG ISLAND...RUM CAY...AND SAN SALVADOR. INTERESTS IN THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF JEANNE. AT 8 PM AST...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JEANNE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.2 NORTH... LONGITUDE 69.4 WEST OR ABOUT 65 MILES... 100 KM... NORTHEAST OF SANTO DOMINGO IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. JEANNE HAS BEEN DRIFTING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS...AND A SLOW WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NEAR THE NORTHERN COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE. JEAN HAS THE POTENTIAL TO REGAIN HURRICANE STRENGTH AFTER IT MOVES OFF THE ISLAND OF HISPANIOLA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES ...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 990 MB...29.23 INCHES. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS... ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTH COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TODAY. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 13 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. A RAINBAND TRAILING THE CENTER OF JEANNE CONTINUES TO PRODUCE RAIN OVER PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO...WHERE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER...ARE STILL POSSIBLE. VIEQUES REPORTED A STORM TOTAL OF OVER 23 INCHES SO FAR. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PUERTO RICO AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TONIGHT. REPEATING THE 8 PM AST POSITION...19.2 N... 69.4 W. MOVEMENT... DRIFTING NORTHWEST. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 70 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 990 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 11 PM AST. FORECASTER PASCH |
