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TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE NEAR THE NORTHEASTERN COAST OF THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA (See the NOAA National Hurricane Center for the latest information on this storm. Complete advisories are posted at 11 a.m., 5 p.m., 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. All times are Eastern. Advisories are posted more frequently as the storm nears the USA mainland.) July 11, 2003 � The NOAA National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla., reports that NOAA satellite imagery and reports from an Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft indicate the center of Claudette is somewhat to the west of the previous advisory location. At 11 a.m. EDT, the poorly-defined center of Tropical Storm Claudette was located near latitude 21.6 north, longitude 87.4 west or along the northeastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula about 55 miles northwest of Cancun, Mexico. (Click NOAA satellite image for larger view of Tropical Storm Claudette taken by the NOAA GOES-10 environmental satellite at 8 a.m. EDT on July 11, 2003. Click here for high resolution version, which is a large file. Please credit “NOAA.”)
Claudette is moving toward the northwest near 14 mph, and this general motion is expected to continue with a slower forward speed during the next 24 hours. This motion should bring the center into the southern Gulf of Mexico Friday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 55 mph with higher gusts. Little change in strength is forecast during the next 24 hours. Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 115 miles from the center. (Click NOAA tracking map for larger view of Tropical Storm Claudette.)
Estimated minimum central pressure is 1008 mb, 29.77 inches. Above normal tides will begin to subside Friday as Claudette moves away from the Yucatan Peninsula. Additional rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches are likely in association with Claudette. At 11 a.m. EDT, the government of Mexico discontinued tropical storm warnings for the Yucatan Peninsula west of Progreso and south of Tulum. A tropical storm warning remains in effect for the northern and eastern coasts of the Yucatan Peninsula from Progreso to Tulum.
Interests in western Cuba should continue to monitor the progress of Claudette.
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