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CLAUDETTE MAINTAINING COURSE AND STRENGTH IN THE CENTRAL GULF (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 12, 2003 � The NOAA National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla., reports that at 11 a.m. EDT the center of Tropical Storm Claudette was located near latitude 24.1 north, longitude 91.2 west or about 410 miles east-southeast of Brownsville, Texas. Claudette is moving toward the northwest near 12 mph. This general track is expected to continue with a gradual reduction in forward speed over the next 24 hours. (Click NOAA satellite image for larger view of Tropical Storm Claudette taken at 12:15 p.m. EDT on July 12, 2003. Please credit “NOAA.”)
Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph with higher gusts. Little change in strength is forecast during the next 24 hours. Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 140 miles mainly to the east and northeast of the center.
The most recent central pressure measured by an Air Force Reserve reconnaissance aircraft was 1006 mb, 29.71 inches. Coastal interests in the western Gulf of Mexico should monitor the progress of Claudette. (Click NOAA tracking map for larger view of Tropical Storm Claudette.)
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