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WTNT34 KNHC 140543
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POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE NINETEEN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 2A
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL192024
100 AM EST THU NOV 14 2024
...LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING EXPECTED IN HONDURAS LATER THIS
WEEK AND OVER THE WEEKEND...
SUMMARY OF 100 AM EST...0600 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.0N 81.2W
ABOUT 145 MI...235 KM ENE OF CABO GRACIAS A DIOS ON NIC/HON BORDER
ABOUT 315 MI...505 KM E OF ISLA GUANAJA HONDURAS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH...45 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 265 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 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
* THE BAY ISLANDS OF HONDURAS
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* PUNTA SAL TO THE HONDURAS/NICARAGUA BORDER
* THE BAY ISLANDS OF HONDURAS
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 WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA, GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS.
INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN HONDURAS, AND IN BELIZE AND THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM. FOR STORM
INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA, PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY
YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
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
16.0 NORTH, LONGITUDE 81.2 WEST. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING TOWARD THE
WEST NEAR 12 MPH (19 KM/H). A WESTWARD MOTION SHOULD CONTINUE FOR
ANOTHER DAY OR SO, 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 LATER
TODAY 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.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF FORECAST RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH
POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE NINETEEN, PLEASE SEE THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE STORM TOTAL RAINFALL GRAPHIC, AVAILABLE AT
HURRICANES.GOV/REFRESH/GRAPHICS_AT4+SHTML/205755.SHTML?
RAINQPF#CONTENTS
WIND: HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH
AREA BY FRIDAY. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE
WARNING AREA AND POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA BEGINNING LATE TODAY.
STORM SURGE: STORM SURGE COULD RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS MUCH AS 1
TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST 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 400 AM EST.
FORECASTER HAGEN
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