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| #54224 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:58 AM 27.Oct.2005) TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM BETA ADVISORY NUMBER 2 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 AM EDT THU OCT 27 2005 ...RECORD 23RD TROPICAL STORM OF SEASON FORMS IN SOUTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA... ...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AMERICA... AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF COLOMBIA HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WATCH IN ADDITION TO THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING ALREADY IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLANDS OF SAN ANDRES AND PROVIDENCIA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN COAST OF NICARAGUA FROM THE BORDER WITH COSTA RICA NORTHWARD TO CABO GRACIAS A DIOS NEAR THE NICARAGUA/HONDURAS BORDER...AND ADJACENT ISLANDS. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS WITHIN THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BETA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.4 NORTH... LONGITUDE 81.8 WEST OR ABOUT 75 MILES... 125 KM... SOUTH OF SAN ANDRES ISLAND AND ABOUT 140 MILES... 230 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BLUEFIELDS NICARAGUA. BETA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH... 7 KM/HR... AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES... 55 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES. TROPICAL STORM BETA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL TOTALS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES ACROSS WESTERN PANAMA... COSTA RICA... AND NICARAGUA... WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 20 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...11.4 N... 81.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 8 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 AM EDT. FORECASTER KNABB |
