Hurricane BETA

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HURRICANE BETA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  14A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
7 AM EST SUN OCT 30 2005
 
...HURRICANE BETA ABOUT TO MAKE LANDFALL IN NICARAGUA...
 
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN COAST OF
NICARAGUA FROM BLUEFIELDS NORTHWARD TO CABO GRACIAS A DIOS NEAR THE
NICARAGUA/HONDURAS BORDER...AND ADJACENT ISLANDS.  A HURRICANE
WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHEASTERN COAST OF
HONDURAS FROM PUNTA PATUCA TO CABO GRACIAS A DIOS.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
THE CARIBBEAN COAST OF NICARAGUA SOUTH OF BLUEFIELDS TO THE BORDER
WITH COSTA RICA.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHEASTERN COAST
OF HONDURAS FROM LIMON EASTWARD TO WEST OF PUNTA PATUCA...INCLUDING
LA CEIBA.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AT 8 AM EDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BETA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 12.9 NORTH... LONGITUDE 83.5 WEST OR ABOUT 145 MILES...
235 KM... SOUTH OF CABO GRACIAS A DIOS ON THE NICARAGUA/HONDURAS
BORDER.  THIS POSITION IS WITHIN A FEW MILES OF THE COAST OF
NICARAGUA NEAR LA BARRA.
 
BETA IS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH... 13 KM/HR.  BETA IS
EXPECTED TO MOVING INLAND DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR SO...AND A
GENERAL MOTION INLAND TO THE WEST-SOUTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.   
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH...175 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. BETA IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. STEADY WEAKENING IS FORECAST AFTER THE CENTER MOVES INLAND.
 
ALTHOUGH POWERFUL... BETA IS A SMALL HURRICANE.  HURRICANE FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  15 MILES... 30 KM... FROM THE CENTER...
AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  60 MILES... 95
KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  965 MB...28.50 INCHES.
 
STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 12 TO 17 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS
POSSIBLE ALONG THE EASTERN COAST OF NICARAGUA NEAR AND TO THE NORTH
OF WHERE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL.
 
HURRICANE BETA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WITH
TOTALS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES ACROSS NICARAGUA AND EASTERN HONDURAS...
WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 25 INCHES POSSIBLE.  ADDITIONAL 1
TO 2 INCH RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST FOR SAN ANDRES AND
PROVIDENCIA WHERE ISOLATED STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS COULD APPROACH 25
INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 7 AM EST POSITION...12.9 N... 83.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...SOUTHWEST NEAR  8 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...110 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 965 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 10 AM EST.
 
FORECASTER FRANKLIN
 
 
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