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Mindy forms, tropical storm warnings in effect...

#1 Postby WXBUFFJIM » Fri Oct 10, 2003 3:41 pm

Good afternoon everyone. Tropical storm Mindy, the 13th named storm of the 2003 Atlantic Hurricane season has formed this afternoon near the Dominican Republic.

At 5 PM EDT, Mindy is centered near latitude 19.2 north, longitude 69.0 west or about 250 miles southeast of Grand Turk Island.

Mindy is moving toward the northwest at near 12 mph and this motion is expected to continue over the next 24 hours. Thus Mindy is expected to move away from Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic and near the Turks and Caicos Islands during the next 24 hours. Keep an eye out for very heavy rain because that is the main threat at this time.

Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph with higher gusts. Some strengthening is a possibility during the next 24 hours. Minimum central pressure is 1004 mb or 29.65 inches.

Also NOTE: A tropical storm warning has been used by the government of the Bahamas for the southeastern Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. A tropical storm warning means tropical storm conditions are expected during the next 24 hours or less.

Jim
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#2 Postby Rainband » Fri Oct 10, 2003 3:43 pm

Thanks for the info..after it's bahamian tour Mindy is fish food :wink: Hope evryone is ok in PR ..they are getting socked with rain :o
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#3 Postby WeatherEmperor » Fri Oct 10, 2003 3:56 pm

The East Coast of the U.S will be safe from Mindy but all interests in the Bahamas should watch Minday carefully.
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#4 Postby lilbump3000 » Fri Oct 10, 2003 3:57 pm

Don't forget bermuda could have to deal with this system in the long run.
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Yea agree

#5 Postby WXBUFFJIM » Fri Oct 10, 2003 3:57 pm

After affecting the southeastern Bahaman Islands and the Turks and Caicos, a trough in the eastern US will shove Mindy back north, then northeast away from the United States east coast. Bermuda could see a strong tropical storm or extratropical system though. So Bermuda has a definite threat from Mindy coming up too. Keep an eye on that about 3-4 days down the road.

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#6 Postby stormchazer » Fri Oct 10, 2003 3:57 pm

I'm eating crow as I never thought it would make it the way it looked today.
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#7 Postby Rainband » Fri Oct 10, 2003 4:15 pm

lilbump3000 wrote:Don't forget bermuda could have to deal with this system in the long run.
Not according to the National huricane centers track..unless I misread it.. I will go back and look :wink:
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#8 Postby Rainband » Fri Oct 10, 2003 4:17 pm

Rainband wrote:
lilbump3000 wrote:Don't forget bermuda could have to deal with this system in the long run.
Not according to the National huricane centers track..unless I misread it.. I will go back and look :wink:
I went back and looked..my bad.. I hope it misses them they have had enough this year. :o
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#9 Postby JCT777 » Fri Oct 10, 2003 4:22 pm

Jim - thanks for the update. Mindy was born about 12 hours earlier than I thought. I hope there are no problems from her in the Bahamas, or for Bermuda.
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#10 Postby wx247 » Fri Oct 10, 2003 5:47 pm

Poor Bermuda. :o We are at system #13. Man... it has been quite a year.
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