000 WTNT25 KNHC 090237 TCMAT5 TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 31 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052012 0300 UTC THU AUG 09 2012 CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY... THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE GULF COAST OF MEXICO FROM VERACRUZ EASTWARD TO CHILITEPEC. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM NORTH OF VERACRUZ TO BARRA DE NAUTLA. THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS DISCONTINUED THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING NORTH OF CAMPECHE MEXICO. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR... * VERACRUZ TO CHILITEPEC MEXICO A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR... * NORTH OF VERACRUZ TO BARRA DE NAUTLA A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR... * NORTH OF VERACRUZ TO BARRA DE NAUTLA * EAST OF CHILITEPEC TO CAMPECHE ALONG THE GULF COAST OF YUCATAN MEXICO A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN 12 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 18.8N 91.8W AT 09/0300Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 15 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 6 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 994 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. 50 KT....... 25NE 0SE 0SW 20NW. 34 KT.......120NE 50SE 50SW 80NW. 12 FT SEAS.. 60NE 0SE 0SW 60NW. WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT. REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 18.8N 91.8W AT 09/0300Z AT 09/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 18.8N 91.5W FORECAST VALID 09/1200Z 18.7N 93.6W MAX WIND 65 KT...GUSTS 80 KT. 64 KT... 15NE 10SE 10SW 15NW. 50 KT... 30NE 20SE 20SW 30NW. 34 KT...120NE 50SE 50SW 80NW. FORECAST VALID 10/0000Z 18.3N 95.3W...INLAND MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT. 50 KT... 40NE 20SE 0SW 40NW. 34 KT...120NE 50SE 50SW 100NW. FORECAST VALID 10/1200Z 17.9N 96.7W...INLAND MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT. FORECAST VALID 11/0000Z 17.6N 98.1W...DISSIPATING INLAND MAX WIND 20 KT...GUSTS 30 KT. FORECAST VALID 12/0000Z...DISSIPATED REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 18.8N 91.8W NEXT ADVISORY AT 09/0900Z $$ FORECASTER STEWART