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TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL ADVISORY NUMBER  19
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM EDT MON AUG 20 2001

...CHANTAL CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARD THE YUCATAN PENINSULA 
AND BELIZE...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF COASTAL
BELIZE...AND FOR THE EAST COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FROM
THE MEXICO/BELIZE BORDER NORTHWARD TO CANCUN.  A HURRICANE WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM BELIZE CITY NORTHWARD TO CANCUN.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS.
HOWEVER...WARNINGS MAY BE DISCONTINUED FOR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS LATER 
TODAY.
 
AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM 
CHANTAL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE  84.8 WEST 
OR ABOUT 245 MILES...395 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CHETUMAL MEXICO. 
THIS LOCATION IS ALSO JUST WEST OF SWAN ISLAND.
 
CHANTAL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH
...24 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE 
FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES
...325 KM...MAINLY TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES.
 
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN
MOUNTAINOUS AREAS...ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE PATH OF CHANTAL.
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...17.3 N... 84.8 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 65 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
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 STEWART
 
 
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