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| #57745 (Received by flhurricane at: 9:49 AM 20.Nov.2005) TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION GAMMA ADVISORY NUMBER 19 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 10 AM EST SUN NOV 20 2005 ...GAMMA CONTINUES TO BECOME LESS ORGANIZED AS IT MEANDERS OVER THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA TO THE EAST OF ROATAN ISLAND... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS 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 10 AM EST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION GAMMA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.9 NORTH... LONGITUDE 85.3 WEST OR ABOUT 80 MILES... 125 KM... NORTH-NORTHEAST OF LIMON HONDURAS AND ABOUT 195 MILES... 315 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BELIZE CITY. THE DEPRESSION IS DRIFTING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH... 6 KM/HR. A SLOW DRIFT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR NORTH 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. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST... AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT GAMMA COULD DISSIPATE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES. TROPICAL DEPRESSION GAMMA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN HONDURAS AND THE OFFSHORE BAY ISLANDS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL CUBA... AND OVER THE CAYMAN ISLANDS. REPEATING THE 10 AM EST POSITION...16.9 N... 85.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 4 PM EST. FORECASTER STEWART |
