BONNIE CONTINUING NORTHEASTWARD;
HURRICANE WARNING ISSUED
Aug.
11, 2004 — At 5 p.m. EDT, the center of Tropical Storm Bonnie was
located near latitude 26.7 north, longitude 89.3 west or about 165 miles
south of the mouth of the Mississippi River. This is also about 340 miles
southwest of Apalachicola, Fla. Bonnie is moving toward the northeast
near 12 mph. This general motion, with a gradual increase in forward speed,
is forecast to continue for the next 24 hours. On the forecast track,
Bonnie is expected to make landfall along the central panhandle of Florida
Thursday morning, according to the NOAA
National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla. (Click NOAA satellite
image for larger view of Tropical Storm Bonnie taken at 3:45 p.m. EDT
on Aug. 11, 2004. Click here
for high resolution version, which is a large file. Please credit “NOAA.”) Isolated tornadoes are also possible by Thursday morning over the Florida panhandle. At 5 p.m.
EDT, a hurricane warning has been issued for portions of the Florida panhandle
and northwest Florida from Destin eastward to the mouth of the Suwanee
River. CHARLEY MOVING NEAR JAMAICA, HEADED FOR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS At
5 p.m. EDT, the center of Hurricane Charley was located near latitude
17.0 north, longitude 77.5 west or about 85 miles southwest of Kingston,
Jamaica. Charley is moving toward the west-northwest near 17 mph, and
a gradual turn toward the northwest is expected during the next 24 hours.
On this track, the center will be passing south of or very near the southwest
coast of Jamaica Wednesday night. Rain bands with tropical storm force
winds in squalls will affect much of Jamaica Wednesday night. These conditions
will begin to spread over the Cayman Islands early Thursday. (Click
NOAA satellite image for larger view of Hurricane Charley taken at 3:45
p.m. EDT on Aug. 11, 2004. Click
here for high resolution version, which is a large file. Please credit
“NOAA.”) At 5 p.m. EDT, the government of Jamaica issued a hurricane warning for Jamaica. At 5 p.m.
EDT, the hurricane watch has been extended to include the Florida Keys
east of Craig Key to Ocean Reef, including Florida Bay, and a hurricane
watch has been issued for the southwest coast of Florida from Flamingo
northward to Bonita Beach. A hurricane watch is now in effect from Dry
Tortugas to Ocean Reef, including Florida Bay and from Flamingo northward
to Bonita Beach. A hurricane watch means that hurricane conditions are
possible within the watch area, generally within 36 hours. The hurricane
watch will likely be extended northward along the Florida west coast Wednesday
night or early Thursday. Relevant
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