234  
WTNT34 KNHC 150847  
TCPAT4  
 
BULLETIN  
POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE KARL ADVISORY NUMBER 16  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL142022  
400 AM CDT SAT OCT 15 2022  
   
..KARL BECOMES A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE  
 
...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL COULD STILL RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING AND  
MUDSLIDES OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MEXICO THIS WEEKEND...  
 
 
SUMMARY OF 400 AM CDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION  
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LOCATION...18.6N 93.0W  
ABOUT 80 MI...125 KM W OF CIUDAD DEL CARMEN MEXICO  
ABOUT 95 MI...155 KM ENE OF COATZACOALCOS MEXICO  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH...45 KM/H  
PRESENT MOVEMENT...SW OR 215 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H  
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB...29.74 INCHES  
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS  
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.  
 
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK  
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AT 400 AM CDT (0900 UTC), THE CENTER OF POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE KARL  
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.6 NORTH, LONGITUDE 93.0 WEST. THE  
POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE IS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH (7  
KM/H). A SOUTHWESTWARD TO WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED  
TODAY, AND THE CENTER OF THE LOW SHOULD MOVE ALONG THE COAST  
OF SOUTHERN MEXICO THIS MORNING, AND INLAND BY LATER TODAY.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 30 MPH (45 KM/H)  
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST, AND THE LOW  
IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE TONIGHT.  
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB (29.74 INCHES).  
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND  
----------------------  
KEY MESSAGES FOR THE SYSTEM 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: THE REMNANTS OF KARL ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE 2 TO 5  
INCHES OF RAIN, WITH LOCAL MAXIMA UP TO 8 INCHES, ACROSS PORTIONS  
OF VERACRUZ, TABASCO, AND NORTHERN CHIAPAS AND OAXACA STATES IN  
MEXICO THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THESE RAINS COULD PRODUCE FLASH  
FLOODING, ALONG WITH MUDSLIDES, IN HIGHER TERRAIN.  
 
SURF: SWELLS GENERATED BY THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE  
MEXICAN COASTLINE THROUGH TONIGHT. 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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THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE  
CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HEAVY  
RAINFALL AND FLOODING, PLEASE SEE PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL  
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.  
 
 
FORECASTER BROWN  
 
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