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| #163495 (Received by flhurricane at: 6:42 AM 12.Dec.2007) TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM OLGA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 6A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172007 800 AM AST WED DEC 12 2007 ...OLGA WEAKENING AS THE CENTER REACHES THE WINDWARD PASSAGE... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST OF HISPANIOLA FROM CABO ENGANO IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO LE MOLE ST. NICHOLAS HAITI. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM CABO ENGANO TO PUNTA PALENQUE. THESE WARNINGS AND WATCHES WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED LATER TODAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN CUBA TODAY. INTERESTS IN JAMAICA AND THE CAYMAN ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF OLGA. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 800 AM AST...1200Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM OLGA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 73.8 WEST OR ABOUT 65 MILES...105 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE EASTERN TIP OF CUBA...AND ABOUT 110 MILES...175 KM...WEST-NORTHWEST OF PORT AU PRINCE HAITI. OLGA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 19 MPH...31 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE CENTER OF OLGA NEAR THE SOUTHERN COAST OF EASTERN CUBA TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 45 MPH...70 KM/HR... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT OLGA HAS BECOME DISORGANIZED...AND FURTHER WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. OLGA COULD WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATER TODAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 260 MILES...415 KM OVER WATER TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER. TURKS ISLAND RECENTLY REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 38 MPH...61 KM/HR. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES. OLGA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER PUERTO RICO AND THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 12 INCHES OVER PUERTO RICO. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER HISPANIOLA WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED MAXIMUM TOTALS OF 10 INCHES. THESE RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES IN PUERTO RICO AND HISPANIOLA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER EASTERN CUBA WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED MAXIMUM TOTALS OF 10 INCHES. REPEATING THE 800 AM AST POSITION...19.3 N...73.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 19 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER BEVEN |
