012  
WTNT34 KNHC 140231  
TCPAT4  
 
BULLETIN  
TROPICAL STORM KARL ADVISORY NUMBER 11  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL142022  
1000 PM CDT THU OCT 13 2022  
   
..KARL MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE  
 
...EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY RAINFALL AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS TO  
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MEXICO...  
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1000 PM CDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION  
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LOCATION...20.6N 92.8W  
ABOUT 155 MI...245 KM NNW OF CIUDAD DEL CARMEN MEXICO  
ABOUT 195 MI...315 KM NNE OF COATZACOALCOS MEXICO  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H  
PRESENT MOVEMENT...SE OR 135 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H  
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB...29.47 INCHES  
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS  
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:  
 
THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS EXTENDED THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING  
EAST OF CIUDAD DEL CARMEN TO SABANCUY.  
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:  
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...  
* ALVARADO TO SABANCUY  
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE  
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA, IN THIS CASE WITHIN  
24 TO 36 HOURS.  
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA, PLEASE MONITOR  
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.  
 
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK  
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AT 1000 PM CDT (0300 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KARL WAS  
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.6 NORTH, LONGITUDE 92.8 WEST. KARL IS  
MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST NEAR 7 MPH (11 KM/H), AND THIS GENERAL  
MOTION SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. KARL IS EXPECTED TO TURN  
SOUTHWARD OR SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARD OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE ON FRIDAY,  
AND THIS MOTION SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. ON THE  
FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF KARL SHOULD REACH THE COAST OF  
SOUTHERN MEXICO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT OR EARLY SATURDAY.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH (75 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  
LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME SLIGHT  
WEAKENING IS POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY BEFORE THE CENTER OF KARL REACHES  
THE COAST. STEADY WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AFTER THE STORM CROSSES THE  
COASTLINE, AND THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO DISSIPATE OVER SOUTHERN  
MEXICO BY SATURDAY NIGHT.  
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES (110 KM)  
FROM THE CENTER.  
 
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE MEASURED BY THE AIR FORCE RESERVE  
RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS 998 MB (29.47 INCHES).  
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND  
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KEY MESSAGES FOR KARL CAN BE FOUND IN THE TROPICAL CYCLONE  
DISCUSSION UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIATCDAT4 AND WMO HEADER  
WTNT44 KNHC AND ON THE WEB AT HURRICANES.GOV/MIATCDAT4.SHTML  
 
RAINFALL: KARL IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE 3 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN, WITH  
LOCAL MAXIMA UP TO 10 INCHES, ACROSS PORTIONS OF VERACRUZ, TABASCO,  
AND NORTHERN CHIAPAS AND OAXACA STATES IN MEXICO THROUGH SUNDAY  
MORNING. THESE RAINS CAN PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING, ALONG WITH  
MUDSLIDES, IN HIGHER TERRAIN.  
 
WIND: TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN WITHIN  
PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA BY LATE FRIDAY OR FRIDAY  
NIGHT.  
 
SURF: SWELLS GENERATED BY KARL ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE MEXICAN  
COASTLINE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO  
CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. PLEASE  
CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.  
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY  
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NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY AT 100 AM CDT.  
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 400 AM CDT.  
 
 
FORECASTER LATTO/BERG  
 
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