Tropical Storm JOSE

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TROPICAL STORM JOSE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   4A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1 AM CDT TUE AUG 23 2005
 
...CENTER OF JOSE MAKES LANDFALL ON THE COAST OF MEXICO...WAS
GETTING BETTER ORGANIZED AT LANDFALL...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COAST OF
MEXICO FROM VERACRUZ NORTHWARD TO CABO ROJO.  THIS WARNING WILL
LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED LATER TODAY.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

DATA FROM THE MEXICAN RADAR AT ALVARADO INDICATE THAT THE CENTER OF
JOSE HAS MADE LANDFALL ON THE EASTERN COAST OF MEXICO.
 
AT 1 AM CDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JOSE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 19.8 NORTH... LONGITUDE 96.8 WEST OR ABOUT 60
MILES... 95 KM... NORTHWEST OF VERACRUZ MEXICO AND ABOUT 90 MILES...
145 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF TUXPAN MEXICO.
 
JOSE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR  9 MPH... 14 KM/HR... AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
ON THIS TRACK... THE CENTER OF JOSE SHOULD MOVE FARTHER INLAND INTO
THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN MEXICO TODAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  JOSE SHOULD WEAKEN AS THE CENTER MOVES FARTHER INLAND.  THE
ALVARADO RADAR INDICATED THAT JOSE WAS BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED IN
THE LAST FEW HOURS BEFORE LANDFALL...AND THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS AT LANDFALL MAY HAVE BEEN HIGHER THAN 50 MPH.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  45 MILES... 75 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES.
 
RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS OF UP TO 10 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...CAN BE
EXPECTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH JOSE.  THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE
LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.
 
REPEATING THE 1 AM CDT POSITION...19.8 N... 96.8 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR  9 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 50 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 4 AM CDT.
 
FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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