475  
WTNT35 KNHC 182345  
TCPAT5  
 
BULLETIN  
POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE FIFTEEN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 1A  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL152024  
700 PM CDT FRI OCT 18 2024  
 
...HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED WITH FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS  
OF BELIZE AND SOUTHERN MEXICO THIS WEEKEND...   
..TROPICAL STORM WATCHES ARE ALSO IN EFFECT  
 
 
 
SUMMARY OF 700 PM CDT...0000 UTC...INFORMATION  
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LOCATION...17.5N 85.7W  
ABOUT 165 MI...265 KM E OF BELIZE CITY  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H  
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H  
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 INCHES  
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS  
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:  
 
NONE.  
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:  
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...  
* BELIZE CITY, BELIZE TO TULUM, MEXICO  
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE  
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA, IN THIS CASE WITHIN 24 HOURS.  
 
INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN BELIZE AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA OF MEXICO  
SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.  
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA, PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS  
ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.  
 
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK  
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AT 700 PM CDT (0000 UTC), THE DISTURBANCE WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE  
17.5 NORTH, LONGITUDE 85.7 WEST. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING TOWARD THE  
WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH (11 KM/H). A TURN TOWARD THE WEST IS  
EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WHILE THE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE COAST.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH (55 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  
SOME SLOW STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST, AND THE DISTURBANCE IS FORECAST  
TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL TOMORROW.  
* FORMATION CHANCE THROUGH 48 HOURS...HIGH...70 PERCENT.  
* FORMATION CHANCE THROUGH 7 DAYS...HIGH...70 PERCENT.  
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB (29.68 INCHES).  
NOAA BUOY 42056 IN THE YUCATAN BASIN RECENTLY REPORTED A SUSTAINED  
WIND OF 31 MPH (50 KM/H) AND A GUST OF 38 MPH (61 KM/H).  
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND  
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KEY MESSAGES FOR POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE FIFTEEN CAN BE FOUND IN  
THE TROPICAL CYCLONE DISCUSSION UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIATCDAT5 AND WMO  
HEADER WTNT45 KNHC AND ON THE WEB AT  
HURRICANES.GOV/TEXT/MIATCDAT5.SHTML  
 
RAINFALL: WIDESPREAD 4-8 INCH RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS  
NORTHERN BELIZE, NORTHERN GUATEMALA, AND SOUTHERN STATES OF MEXICO  
FROM QUINTANA ROO WESTWARD TO VERACRUZ. ISOLATED AREAS OF AMOUNTS  
EXCEEDING 12 INCHES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE TUESDAY.  
 
WIND: TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA  
ON SATURDAY.  
 
SURF: MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW  
NEAR AND TO THE NORTH OF WHERE THE CENTER MOVES INLAND.  
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY  
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1000 PM CDT.  
 
 
FORECASTER REINHART  
 
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