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| #938638 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:56 AM 05.Sep.2018) TCPAT2 BULLETIN Tropical Storm Gordon Advisory Number 12 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL072018 400 AM CDT Wed Sep 05 2018 ...GORDON MOVING FARTHER INLAND AND WEAKENING... ...THREAT OF HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING CONTINUES... SUMMARY OF 400 AM CDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...31.5N 89.5W ABOUT 20 MI...30 KM NW OF HATTIESBURG MISSISSIPPI MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB...29.59 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY: The Tropical Storm Warning from the mouth of the Pearl River to Okaloosa-Walton County Line is discontinued. The Storm Surge Warning from Pascagoula Mississippi to Dauphin Island is discontinued. The Storm Surge Watch from east of Dauphin Island to Navarre is discontinued. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect. For storm information specific to your area, including possible inland watches and warnings, please monitor products issued by your local National Weather Service forecast office. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- At 400 AM CDT (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Gordon was located near latitude 31.5 North, longitude 89.5 West. Gordon is moving toward the northwest near 14 mph (22 km/h). A northwestward motion with some decrease in forward speed is expected over the next couple of days. On the forecast track, the center of Gordon will move across the lower Mississippi Valley through Wednesday. A turn toward the north-northwest and north is forecast to occur on Friday. Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts in a few squalls near the center. Gordon is likely to weaken to a tropical depression later this morning. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 km) from the center. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1002 mb (29.59 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- STORM SURGE: Water levels along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast will gradually subside this morning. RAINFALL: Gordon is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 4 to 8 inches over the western Florida Panhandle, southwest Alabama, southern and central Mississippi, northeastern Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, southern Iowa and Illinois, with isolated maximum amounts of 12 inches through early Saturday. This rainfall will cause flash flooding across portions of these areas. WIND: Winds to tropical storm force in a few squalls could occur near the center of Gordon during the next couple of hours. TORNADOES: A tornado or two is possible today and tonight over Mississippi and western Alabama. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- Next complete advisory at 1000 AM CDT. $$ Forecaster Pasch |
