927  
WTNT34 KNHC 180232  
TCPAT4  
 
BULLETIN  
TROPICAL DEPRESSION SARA ADVISORY NUMBER 18  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL192024  
900 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2024  
 
...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING THREAT CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS  
OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND CENTRAL AMERICA...  
 
 
SUMMARY OF 900 PM CST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION  
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LOCATION...18.1N 90.7W  
ABOUT 125 MI...200 KM S OF CAMPECHE MEXICO  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH...45 KM/H  
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H  
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 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 900 PM CST (0300 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SARA WAS  
LOCATED INLAND NEAR LATITUDE 18.1 NORTH, LONGITUDE 90.7 WEST. THE  
DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH (20  
KM/H), AND THIS GENERAL MOTION SHOULD CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. ON THE  
FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF SARA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE  
YUCATAN PENINSULA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 30 MPH (45 KM/H) WITH  
HIGHER GUSTS. FURTHER WEAKENING IS EXPECTED, AND SARA IS FORECAST TO  
BECOME A REMNANT LOW OR OPEN INTO A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BY MONDAY  
MORNING.  
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB (29.65 INCHES).  
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND  
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KEY MESSAGES FOR TROPICAL DEPRESSION SARA 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: ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED  
OVER NORTHERN HONDURAS, WITH STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS LOCALLY AS HIGH AS  
40 INCHES. THE RISK OF CATASTROPHIC AND LIFE-THREATENING FLOODING  
IMPACTS WILL CONTINUE, ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NEAR THE SIERRA LA  
ESPERANZA.  
 
ACROSS PORTIONS OF BELIZE, EL SALVADOR, EASTERN GUATEMALA, WESTERN  
NICARAGUA, AND THE MEXICAN STATE OF QUINTANA ROO, TROPICAL STORM  
SARA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN WITH  
LOCALIZED STORM TOTALS AROUND 15 INCHES. 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  
TROPICAL DEPRESSION SARA, PLEASE SEE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL GRAPHIC, AVAILABLE AT  
HURRICANES.GOV/REFRESH/GRAPHICS_AT4+SHTML/205755.SHTML?  
RAINQPF#CONTENTS  
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY  
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 300 AM CST.  
 
 
FORECASTER REINHART  
 
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