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#149482 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:49 PM 04.Sep.2007) TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM FELIX ADVISORY NUMBER 19 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL062007 1000 PM CDT TUE SEP 04 2007 ...FELIX WEAKENS MORE AS IT MOVES INTO HONDURAS...ALL COASTAL WATCHES AND WARNINGS DISCONTINUED...FLOODING DANGER CONTINUES... AT 1000 PM CDT...0300 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF HONDURAS HAS CANCELED THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE COAST OF HONDURAS. AT 1000 PM CDT...0300 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF BELIZE HAS CANCELED THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR THE COAST OF BELIZE. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 1000 PM CDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FELIX WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.7 WEST OR OVER SOUTHEASTERN HONDURAS ABOUT 100 MILES...160 KM...EAST OF TEGUCIGALPA. FELIX IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS WILL BRING THE CENTER OF FELIX THROUGH HONDURAS ON WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CONTINUED RAPID WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND FELIX WILL LIKELY WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION ON WEDNESDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES. FELIX IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE 8 TO 12 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS NICARAGUA AND EL SALVADOR...WITH 10 TO 15 INCHES OVER MUCH OF HONDURAS. ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF 25 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER GUATEMALA. THESE RAINS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. PERSONS IN FLOOD-PRONE AREAS SHOULD TAKE ALL NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. REPEATING THE 1000 PM CDT POSITION...14.1 N...85.7 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...987 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 400 AM CDT. $$ FORECASTER BEVEN |