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| #222101 (Received by flhurricane at: 1:46 PM 14.Oct.2008) TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 1A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL162008 200 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 2008 ...DEPRESSION MOVING SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD OFF THE COAST OF NORTHEASTERN HONDURAS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE COAST OF HONDURAS FROM THE BORDER BETWEEN HONDURAS AND NICARAGUA WESTWARD TO LIMON. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 200 PM EDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.2 WEST OR ABOUT 40 MILES... 65 KM...NORTH OF CABO GRACIAS A DIOS ON THE NICARAGUA/HONDURAS BORDER. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/HR. A TURN TOWARD THE WEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY AND A GENERAL WESTWARD MOTION IS FORECAST WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO REMAIN JUST OFFSHORE OF THE NORTHERN COAST OF HONDURAS...HOWEVER...THE CENTER COULD MAKE LANDFALL IN HONDURAS IF THERE IS ANY DEVIATION TO THE SOUTH OF THE FORECAST TRACK. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS LONG AS THE CENTER OF DEPRESSION REMAINS OFFSHORE...AND THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT OR WEDNESDAY. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES. THE DEPRESSION MAY PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER NORTHEAST NICARAGUA AND NORTHERN HONDURAS WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNTS UP TO 15 INCHES. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD PRODUCE LIFE- THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES. REPEATING THE 200 PM EDT POSITION...15.6 N...83.2 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 30 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 PM EDT. $$ FORECASTER BROWN |
