Tropical Storm Bonnie 5 am Tue Aug 10

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BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM BONNIE ADVISORY NUMBER 9
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
4 AM CDT TUE AUG 10 2004

...SMALL TROPICAL STORM BONNIE MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD IN THE GULF
OF MEXICO...

INTERESTS IN THE NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO
SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF BONNIE.

AT 4 AM CDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BONNIE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.1 WEST OR ABOUT 390
MILES SOUTH OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

BONNIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH. A REDUCTION
IN FORWARD SPEED AND A TURN TO THE NORTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

BONNIE IS A VERY SMALL TROPICAL STORM. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD ONLY UP TO 30 MILES FROM THE CENTER.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS
1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 4 AM CDT POSITION...23.6 N... 90.1 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 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 10 AM CDT.

FORECASTER FRANKLIN

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