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Post-Tropical Cyclone HELENE (Text)

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POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE HELENE ADVISORY NUMBER  14
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL072012
1000 PM CDT SAT AUG 18 2012
 
...HELENE DEGENERATES INTO A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...THIS IS
THE LAST ADVISORY...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1000 PM CDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...22.8N 99.1W
ABOUT 85 MI...140 KM WNW OF TAMPICO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH...45 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1009 MB...29.80 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 1000 PM CDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE
HELENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 99.1 WEST.
THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT 3 MPH...6 KM/H
UNTIL DISSIPATION.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS IN A FEW SQUALLS. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO DISSIPATE ON SUNDAY.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL...THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS NORTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF MEXICO
FROM NORTHERN VERACRUZ INTO SOUTHERN TAMAULIPAS AND EASTERN SAN
LUIS STATES...WITH ISOLATED STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 8 INCHES
POSSIBLE. THESE RAINS COULD PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS
AND MUD SLIDES OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM.
 
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FORECASTER AVILA
 
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