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TROPICAL STORM HANNA ADVISORY NUMBER   6
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL092014
1100 AM EDT MON OCT 27 2014

...TROPICAL STORM HANNA FORMS JUST OFF OF THE COAST OF NICARAGUA...
...FORECAST TO MOVE INLAND SOON AND PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL...


SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.5N 83.2W
ABOUT 35 MI...60 KM NNE OF PUERTO CABEZAS NICARAGUA
ABOUT 35 MI...55 KM S OF CABO GRACIAS A DIOS ON NIC/HON BORDER
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WSW OR 250 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...

THE GOVERNMENTS OF HONDURAS AND NICARAGUA HAVE ISSUED A TROPICAL
STORM WARNING FROM PUNTA PATUCA HONDURAS SOUTHWARD TO PUERTO CABEZAS
NICARAGUA.

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 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS
LOCATED VERY CLOSE TO THE COAST OF NICARAGUA NEAR LATITUDE 14.5
NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.2 WEST.  HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE
WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO.  ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND ALONG THE
NORTHEASTERN COAST OF NICARAGUA BY THIS AFTERNOON.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST UNTIL LANDFALL
OCCURS.  WEAKENING IS FORECAST ONCE HANNA MOVES INLAND...AND IT IS
EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE OVER LAND ON 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
----------------------
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 MUDSLIDES.


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...200 PM EDT.
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM EDT.

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FORECASTER BERG