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| #226450 (Received by flhurricane at: 6:58 AM 09.Nov.2008) TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM PALOMA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 16A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172008 700 AM EST SUN NOV 09 2008 ...PALOMA WEAKENING RAPIDLY... AT 7 AM EST...1200 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF CUBA HAS DISCONTINUED ALL WARNINGS ASSOCIATED WITH PALOMA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS... INCLUDING CAT ISLAND...THE EXUMAS...LONG ISLAND...RUM CAY...SAN SALVADOR...ACKLINS ISLAND...CROOKED ISLAND AND THE RAGGED ISLANDS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 700 AM EST...1200Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PALOMA WAS RELOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.8 WEST. THIS POSITION IS NEAR CAMAGUEY CUBA. PALOMA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/HR. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF PALOMA SHOULD BE NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF CUBA LATER TODAY AND BE APPROACHING THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY MONDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CONTINUED WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TODAY. PALOMA IS FORECAST TO DEGENERATE TO A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BY MONDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 985 MB...29.09 INCHES. STORM SURGE FLOODING ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF CUBA SHOULD DIMINISH TODAY. PALOMA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER EASTERN CUBA. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. REPEATING THE 700 AM EST POSITION...21.3 N...77.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 5 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...985 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1000 AM EST. $$ FORECASTER FRANKLIN |
