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CLAUDETTE BEGINS TO STRENGTHEN; HURRICANE WATCHES ISSUED;
CLAUDETTE WOBBLING SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWEST (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 13, 2003 � The NOAA National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla., reports that at 2 p.m. EDT the center of Tropical Storm Claudette was located near latitude 25.3 north, longitude 92.4 west or about 315 miles east of Brownsville, Texas. Claudette has moved little over the past few hours but is expected to resume a motion toward the west-northwest near 5 mph. This motion is expected to continue for the next 24 hours followed by a gradual turn to the west. (Click NOAA satellite image for larger view of Tropical Storm Claudette taken at 1:45 p.m. EDT on July 13, 2003. Please credit “NOAA.”)
Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph with higher gusts. Some slow strengthening is expected over the next 24 hours. Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 140 miles from the center.
The latest pressure measured by an Air Force Reserve reconnaissance aircraft was 996 mb, 29.41 inches. (Click NOAA tracking map for larger view of Tropical Storm Claudette.)
Swells are approaching the Texas coast and could create dangerous surf conditions. A hurricane watch remains in effect for the Texas Gulf Coast from Port O’Connor to Brownsville and for the Mexican coast from the U.S. border to Rio San Fernando.
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