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| #57657 (Received by flhurricane at: 6:58 PM 19.Nov.2005) TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM GAMMA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 16A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 6 PM CST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...GAMMA REMAINS POORLY ORGANIZED... STILL CENTERED NOT FAR OFF THE COAST OF HONDURAS AND MOVING SLOWLY... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BAY ISLANDS OF HONDURAS. INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF GAMMA. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 6 PM CST...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GAMMA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.7 WEST OR ABOUT 245 MILES... 395 KM... EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BELIZE CITY AND ABOUT 65 MILES... 95 KM... NORTHEAST OF LIMON HONDURAS. GAMMA IS MOVING ERRATICALLY NORTHEASTWARD AT ABOUT 6 MPH... 10 KM/HR. A CONTINUED SLOW MOTION TOWARD THE NORTH OR NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH... 75 KM/HR... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES... 165 KM TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER. SOME GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE COULD STILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEASTERN HONDURAS TO THE SOUTH OF THE CENTER OF GAMMA. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES. TROPICAL STORM GAMMA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL CUBA... WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES POSSIBLE. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE CAYMAN ISLANDS. RAIN BANDS SOUTH OF GAMMA COULD CAUSE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF HONDURAS AND NICARAGUA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER BELIZE AND THE EASTERN YUCATAN PENINSULA OF MEXICO. REPEATING THE 6 PM CST POSITION...16.4 N... 84.7 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 6 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 9 PM CST. FORECASTER KNABB |
