546  
WTNT34 KNHC 132330  
TCPAT4  
 
BULLETIN  
POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE NINETEEN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 1A  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL192024  
700 PM EST WED NOV 13 2024  
 
...LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING EXPECTED IN HONDURAS LATER THIS  
WEEK AND OVER THE WEEKEND...  
 
 
SUMMARY OF 700 PM EST...0000 UTC...INFORMATION  
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LOCATION...16.1N 79.5W  
ABOUT 260 MI...415 KM ENE OF CABO GRACIAS A DIOS ON NIC/HON BORDER  
ABOUT 425 MI...685 KM E OF ISLA GUANAJA HONDURAS  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH...45 KM/H  
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 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 HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...  
* PUNTA CASTILLA TO THE HONDURAS/NICARAGUA BORDER  
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...  
* HONDURAS/NICARAGUA BORDER TO PUERTO CABEZAS  
 
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 WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE  
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA, GENERALLY WITHIN 48 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 700 PM EST (0000 UTC), THE DISTURBANCE WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE  
16.1 NORTH, LONGITUDE 79.5 WEST. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING TOWARD THE  
WEST NEAR 6 MPH (9 KM/H). A SLOW WESTWARD MOTION SHOULD CONTINUE  
FOR ANOTHER DAY OR TWO, TAKING THE SYSTEM ACROSS THE WESTERN  
CARIBBEAN SEA. THE DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO STALL AND MEANDER  
NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF HONDURAS LATE FRIDAY AND THROUGH THE  
WEEKEND.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH (45 KM/H) WITH HIGHER  
GUSTS. THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM ON  
THURSDAY AND CONTINUE STRENGTHENING, IF IT REMAINS OVER WATER.  
* FORMATION CHANCE THROUGH 48 HOURS...HIGH...90 PERCENT.  
* FORMATION CHANCE THROUGH 7 DAYS...HIGH...90 PERCENT.  
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB (29.68 INCHES).  
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND  
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KEY MESSAGES FOR POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE NINETEEN CAN BE FOUND IN  
THE TROPICAL CYCLONE DISCUSSION UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIATCDAT4 AND WMO  
HEADER WTNT44 KNHC AND ON THE WEB AT  
HURRICANES.GOV/TEXT/MIATCDAT4.SHTML  
 
RAINFALL: THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK, RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20  
INCHES WITH ISOLATED STORM TOTALS AROUND 30 INCHES AREA EXPECTED  
OVER NORTHERN HONDURAS. THIS RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD AREAS  
OF LIFE-THREATENING AND POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING AND  
MUDSLIDES, ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NEAR THE SIERRA LA ESPERANZA.  
 
ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE REST OF HONDURAS, BELIZE, EL SALVADOR, EASTERN  
GUATEMALA, AND WESTERN NICARAGUA, POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE  
NINETEEN IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN WITH  
LOCALIZED TOTALS AROUND 15 INCHES THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL  
RESULT IN AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING, PERHAPS SIGNIFICANT, ALONG WITH  
THE POTENTIAL OF MUDSLIDES.  
 
WIND: HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA BY  
FRIDAY, WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE BY LATE THURSDAY.  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA BY  
LATE THURSDAY.  
 
STORM SURGE: STORM SURGE COULD RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS MUCH AS 1  
TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST NEAR IN  
AREAS OF ONSHORE WINDS ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST OF HONDURAS. NEAR  
THE COAST,THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE  
WAVES.  
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY  
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1000 PM EST.  
 
 
FORECASTER CANGIALOSI  
 
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