Tropical Storm ADRIAN

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TROPICAL STORM ADRIAN ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2 PM PDT WED MAY 18 2005
 
...ADRIAN MOVING CLOSER TO THE PACIFIC COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA...
...NEW WATCHES AND WARNINGS ISSUED...

AT 2 PM PDT...2100Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF EL SALVADOR HAS UPGRADED THE
TROPICAL STORM WATCH TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE
WATCH FOR ALL OF EL SALVADOR.
 
AT 2 PM PDT...2100Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF HONDURAS HAS ISSUED A
TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR THE PACIFIC COAST OF HONDURAS...INCLUDING
THE GULFO DE FONSECA.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE PACIFIC
COAST OF GUATEMALA.
 
INTERESTS IN CENTRAL AMERICA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF
THIS SYSTEM.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AT 2 PM PDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ADRIAN WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.9 NORTH... LONGITUDE 92.5 WEST OR ABOUT
295 MILES... 475 KM... SOUTHWEST OF SAN SALVADOR EL SALVADOR.
 
ADRIAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR  8 MPH...13 KM/HR. 
A GENERAL MOTION TOWARD THE NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED TO RESUME LATER
TONIGHT WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  60 MPH... 95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS...AND ADRIAN COULD BECOME A HURRICANE ON THURSDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  60 MILES
... 95 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  997 MB...29.44 INCHES.
 
OUTER RAINBANDS CONTAINING GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
ARE ALREADY AFFECTING THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUATEMALA...AND SHOULD
BEGIN AFFECTING EL SALVADOR TONIGHT. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO
10 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF NEAR 20 INCHES IN THE
MOUNTAINS...CAN BE EXPECTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH ADRIAN. THIS SYSTEM
ALSO HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL OVER OTHER
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AMERICA DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
 
REPEATING THE 2 PM PDT POSITION...10.9 N... 92.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR  8 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 60 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 997 MB.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 8 PM PDT.
 
FORECASTER KNABB/STEWART
 
 
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