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#41393 (Received by flhurricane at: 9:31 AM 23.Aug.2005) TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOSE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 5A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 7 AM CDT TUE AUG 23 2005 ...JOSE WEAKENS TO A DEPRESSION...WARNINGS DISCONTINUED... AT 7 AM CDT...1200 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS DISCONTINUED THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE GULF COAST OF MEXICO. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 7 AM CDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JOSE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 97.7 WEST OR ABOUT 85 MILES... 135 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF TUXPAN MEXICO AND ABOUT 90 MILES... 145 KM...EAST OF MEXICO CITY MEXICO. JOSE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF JOSE SHOULD MOVE FARTHER INLAND INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN MEXICO TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITONAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AS THE CENTER OF JOSE MOVES FATHER INLAND...AND THE SYSTEM MAY DISSIPATE OVER THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN OF CENTRAL MEXICO LATER TODAY. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 10 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...CAN BE EXPECTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH JOSE. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. REPEATING THE 7 AM CDT POSITION...19.6 N... 97.7 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 10 AM CDT. FORECASTER STEWART |