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| #57735 (Received by flhurricane at: 6:46 AM 20.Nov.2005) TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION GAMMA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 18A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 7 AM EST SUN NOV 20 2005 ...DISORGANIZED GAMMA WEAKENS INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AS IT MEANDERS OFF THE NORTHERN COAST OF HONDURAS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE BAY ISLANDS OF HONDURAS WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED LATER TODAY. 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 7 AM EST...1200Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION GAMMA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.7 NORTH... LONGITUDE 85.1 WEST OR ABOUT 75 MILES...120 KM... NORTH-NORTHEAST OF LIMON HONDURAS AND ABOUT 215 MILES...345 KM... EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BELIZE CITY. GAMMA HAS BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY...BUT A SLOW DRIFT TOWARD THE NORTH OR NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HOWEVER... SOME ERRATIC MOTION WILL BE POSSIBLE SINCE STEERING CURRENTS ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN WEAK. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES. TROPICAL DEPRESSION GAMMA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF CUBA AND OVER THE CAYMAN ISLANDS. RAIN BANDS SOUTH OF GAMMA COULD CAUSE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF HONDURAS AND NICARAGUA. REPEATING THE 7 AM EST POSITION...16.7 N... 85.1 W. MOVEMENT NEARLY STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 10 AM EST. FORECASTER STEWART |
