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| #220714 (Received by flhurricane at: 1:52 PM 07.Oct.2008) TCPAT3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM MARCO INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 5A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL132008 100 PM CDT TUE OCT 07 2008 ...MARCO WEAKENING AS IT CONTINUES INLAND OVER MEXICO... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM CABO ROJO SOUTHWARD TO VERACRUZ. THIS WARNING WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED LATER TODAY. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 100 PM CDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MARCO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 96.9 WEST. THIS POSITION IS JUST INLAND OF THE COAST OF CENTRAL MEXICO AND ABOUT 80 MILES...130 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF TUXPAN AND ABOUT 70 MILES...110 KM...NORTHWEST OF VERACRUZ. MARCO IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/HR. A WESTWARD OR WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...MARCO WILL MOVE FARTHER INLAND OVER CENTRAL MEXICO. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND MARCO IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN OF MEXICO TONIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES...30 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES. MARCO...OR ITS REMNANT...IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MEXICO. REPEATING THE 100 PM CDT POSITION...19.9 N...96.9 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 6 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 400 PM CDT. $$ FORECASTER RHOME/PASCH |
