Rather odd question for y'all...

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Rather odd question for y'all...

#1 Postby OtherHD » Sat Aug 16, 2003 10:07 am

But does anyone have the 2am CDT advisory info (Coordinates, movement, winds, pressure)? I was sleeping at the time and I checked the archives but it's not there... :?
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#2 Postby JetMaxx » Sat Aug 16, 2003 11:02 am

Here it is...I found it on the FSU site.

WTNT33 KNHC 160711
TCPAT3
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TROPICAL STORM ERIKA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 6B...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2 AM CDT SAT AUG 16 2003

...CORRECTION TO TIME OF REPEAT PARAGRAPH...

...ERIKA NEARING COAST...SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL IN SOUTH TEXAS AND NORTHEASTERN MEXICO BY DAYBREAK... NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH.

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM BROWNSVILLE TO BAFFIN BAY TEXAS. A HURRICANE WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LA PESCA MEXICO NORTHWARD TO THE U.S. BORDER.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF BAFFIN BAY TO PORT O'CONNOR.

PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA.

AT 2 AM CDT...0700Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ERIKA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 96.5 WEST OR ABOUT 60 MILES...100 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS.

ERIKA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 20 MPH...31 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE CENTER OF ERIKA TO THE COAST JUST SOUTH OF BROWNSVILLE EARLY THIS MORNING.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...115 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS STILL POSSIBLE AND ERIKA COULD BECOME A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS BEFORE LANDFALL.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES ...220 KM FROM THE CENTER...

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 991 MB...29.26 INCHES.

STORM SURGE FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BE 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...ALONG WITH LARGE BATTERING WAVES...NEAR AND TO THE NORTH OF WHERE THE CENTER CROSSES THE COAST.

RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THE PATH OF ERIKA. THIS COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODS...AND MUDSLIDES IN AREAS NEAR ELEVATED TERRAIN.

THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED TORNADOES ALONG THE MIDDLE AND LOWER TEXAS COAST THIS MORNING.

REPEATING THE 2 AM CDT POSITION...25.6 N... 96.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 20 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 70 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE... 991 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 4 AM CDT.

FORECASTER LAWRENCE
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#3 Postby OtherHD » Sat Aug 16, 2003 11:03 am

Thanks Perry
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#4 Postby hurricanedude » Sat Aug 16, 2003 5:21 pm

HD you are ODD so all your questions are ODD
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Re: Rather odd question for y'all...

#5 Postby Scott_inVA » Sun Aug 17, 2003 8:57 am

OtherHD wrote:But does anyone have the 2am CDT advisory info (Coordinates, movement, winds, pressure)? I was sleeping at the time and I checked the archives but it's not there... :?


Perry is always IN DA HOUSE! :D

You can also get missed text products from TPC by clicking the Archive link for any TC.

Scott
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#6 Postby ColdFront77 » Sun Aug 17, 2003 5:39 pm

I believe HD mentioned he checked the Tropical Prediction Center's website and he wasn't able to obtain the 2:00 AM CDT, Saturday, August 16th Advisory via the archive link for Tropical Storm Erika.
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