459  
WTNT33 KNHC 040544  
TCPAT3  
 
BULLETIN  
POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE EIGHTEEN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 2A  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182024  
100 AM EST MON NOV 04 2024  
 
...SYSTEM EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE IN THE NORTHWESTERN  
CARIBBEAN...  
 
 
SUMMARY OF 100 AM EST...0600 UTC...INFORMATION  
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LOCATION...14.0N 76.9W  
ABOUT 275 MI...445 KM S OF KINGSTON JAMAICA  
ABOUT 465 MI...745 KM SE OF GRAND CAYMAN  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H  
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H  
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 INCHES  
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS  
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:  
 
NONE.  
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:  
 
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...  
* CAYMAN ISLANDS  
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...  
* JAMAICA  
 
A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE  
WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. A WATCH IS TYPICALLY ISSUED 48 HOURS  
BEFORE THE ANTICIPATED FIRST OCCURRENCE OF TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE  
WINDS, CONDITIONS THAT MAKE OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS DIFFICULT OR  
DANGEROUS.  
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE  
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA, IN THIS CASE WITHIN  
24 TO 36 HOURS.  
 
INTERESTS IN CUBA AND THE FLORIDA KEYS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THIS  
SYSTEM. ADDITIONAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS COULD BE REQUIRED TODAY.  
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA, PLEASE MONITOR  
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.  
 
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK  
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AT 100 AM EST (0600 UTC), THE DISTURBANCE WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE  
14.0 NORTH, LONGITUDE 76.9 WEST. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING TOWARD THE  
NORTH NEAR 6 MPH (9 KM/H), AND A MORE NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS  
EXPECTED TODAY AND FORECAST TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.  
ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NEAR JAMAICA  
BY LATE TODAY AND BE NEAR OR OVER THE CAYMAN ISLANDS LATE TUESDAY  
INTO WEDNESDAY.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH (55 KM/H) WITH HIGHER  
GUSTS. THE DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM  
TODAY WITH ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING FORECAST THEREAFTER. THE  
SYSTEM COULD BE NEAR HURRICANE INTENSITY AS IT PASSES NEAR THE  
CAYMAN ISLANDS IN THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN.  
* FORMATION CHANCE THROUGH 48 HOURS...HIGH...NEAR 100 PERCENT.  
* FORMATION CHANCE THROUGH 7 DAYS ...HIGH...NEAR 100 PERCENT.  
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB (29.65 INCHES).  
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND  
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KEY MESSAGES FOR POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE EIGHTEEN CAN BE FOUND IN  
THE TROPICAL CYCLONE DISCUSSION UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIATCDAT3 AND WMO  
HEADER WTNT43 KNHC AND ON THE WEB AT  
HURRICANES.GOV/TEXT/MIATCDAT3.SHTML  
 
WIND: HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE CAYMAN ISLANDS BY  
LATE TUESDAY. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN JAMAICA BY  
LATE TODAY.  
 
RAINFALL: HEAVY RAINFALL WILL IMPACT AREAS OF THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN  
WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL OCCURRING OVER JAMAICA AND SOUTHERN CUBA  
THROUGH MID-WEEK. RAINFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH  
LOCALLY UP TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. FLOODING COULD OCCUR OVER  
PORTIONS OF JAMAICA AND CUBA, WITH MUDSLIDES POSSIBLE.  
 
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL SPREAD NORTH INTO FLORIDA AND ADJACENT AREAS OF  
THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES DURING MID- TO LATE WEEK.  
 
STORM SURGE: MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN JAMAICA ON  
MONDAY AND THE CAYMAN ISLANDS ON TUESDAY.  
 
SURF: SWELLS GENERATED BY THE SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT MUCH  
OF THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. PLEASE CONSULT  
PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.  
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY  
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 400 AM EST.  
 

 
FORECASTER PASCH  
 
 
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