KATRINA / 11 pm Public Advisory

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TROPICAL STORM KATRINA ADVISORY NUMBER 29
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
10 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005

...KATRINA CONTINUES TO WEAKEN OVER NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...

AT 11 PM EDT...0400Z...ALL COASTAL WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 11 PM EDT...0400Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KATRINA WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.5 NORTH... LONGITUDE 88.5 WEST OR NEAR COLUMBUS MISSISSIPPI.

KATRINA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 22 MPH. SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...KATRINA WILL BE MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY ON TUESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH... 95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THESE WINDS ARE STILL CAPABLE OF CREATING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS BY DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES. KATRINA IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION ON TUESDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES ...165 KM FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 973 MB...28.73 INCHES.

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING ALONG THE NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO IS STILL OCCURRING BUT WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 8 INCHES...CAN BE EXPECTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH KATRINA ACROSS THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT OVER EASTERN ALABAMA... CENTRAL AND WESTERN GEORGIA...THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...SOUTHEASTERN TENNESSEE...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA.

REPEATING THE 11 PM EDT POSITION...33.5 N... 88.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 22 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 973 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM EDT.

FORECASTER FRANKLIN