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Tropical Depression ALMA


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TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALMA ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP012008
800 AM PDT FRI MAY 30 2008
 
...ALMA DISSIPATING OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN OF CENTRAL AMERICA...

AT 800 AM PDT...1500Z...THE REMNANTS OF ALMA WERE LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 15.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.2 WEST...NEAR THE BORDER OF
HONDURAS AND GUATEMALA.
 
THE REMNANTS ARE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 25 MPH...35 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.

THE REMNANTS OF ALMA ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS
OF 10 TO 15 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AMERICA FROM COSTA RICA
NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH PORTIONS OF NICARAGUA...HONDURAS...EL
SALVADOR...GUATEMALA AND BELIZE.  ISOLATED MAXIMUM STORM TOTAL
AMOUNTS OF 20 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF HIGHER TERRAIN.
THESE RAINS COULD PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD
SLIDES.

REPEATING THE 800 AM PDT POSITION...15.4 N...88.2 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...25
MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB.
 
THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM.
 
$$
FORECASTER AVILA
 
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