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TROPICAL STORM HANNA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   6A
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL092014
200 PM EDT MON OCT 27 2014

...HANNA PRODUCING HEAVY RAINS OVER EASTERN HONDURAS AND
NORTHEASTERN NICARAGUA...


SUMMARY OF 200 PM EDT...1800 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.9N 83.5W
ABOUT 25 MI...40 KM WSW OF CABO GRACIAS A DIOS ON NIC/HON BORDER
ABOUT 60 MI...100 KM N OF PUERTO CABEZAS NICARAGUA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 260 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...

NONE.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* PUNTA PATUCA HONDURAS SOUTHWARD TO PUERTO CABEZAS NICARAGUA

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN
THE NEXT 6 TO 12 HOURS.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 200 PM EDT...1800 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS
LOCATED JUST INLAND CLOSE TO THE NICARAGUA-HONDURAS BORDER NEAR
LATITUDE 14.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.5 WEST.  HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD
THE WEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H...AND A WESTWARD TO WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD
MOTION IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK...
THE CENTER OF HANNA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE FURTHER INLAND OVER
NORTHEASTERN NICARAGUA THROUGH TUESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  WEAKENING IS FORECAST WHILE HANNA MOVES FURTHER INLAND...AND
IT IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE OVER LAND BY LATE TUESDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES...130 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING
AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING.

RAINFALL...HANNA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 12 INCHES...WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 15
INCHES...ACROSS HONDURAS AND NORTHERN NICARAGUA.  THESE RAINFALL
AMOUNTS WILL PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM EDT.

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FORECASTER BERG

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