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#630091 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:35 PM 06.Sep.2013) TCPAT3 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT ADVISORY NUMBER 2 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082013 400 PM CDT FRI SEP 06 2013 ...CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION MOVING INLAND OVER EASTERN MEXICO... SUMMARY OF 400 PM CDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...22.2N 98.2W ABOUT 20 MI...30 KM W OF TAMPICO MEXICO MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WSW OR 250 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1009 MB...29.80 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 400 PM CDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 98.2 WEST. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH... 9 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS OR SO. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION SHOULD MOVE FARTHER INLAND OVER EASTERN MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND... AND IT SHOULD DEGENERATE INTO A REMNANT LOW PRESSURE AREA ON SATURDAY. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE BASED ON SURFACE OBSERVATIONS IN THE TAMPICO AREA IS 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- WIND...WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE POSSIBLE IN A FEW SQUALLS OVER PORTIONS OF THE MEXICAN STATES OF VERACRUZ AND TAMAULIPAS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. RAINFALL...THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE TOTAL RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES...IN THE MEXICAN STATES OF VERACRUZ AND TAMAULIPAS. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1000 PM CDT. $$ FORECASTER BEVEN |