000 WTPZ34 KNHC 021458 CCA TCPEP4 BULLETIN Tropical Storm Bonnie Advisory Number 20 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL EP042022...Corrected 1000 AM CDT Sat Jul 02 2022 ...BONNIE MOVES OFFSHORE OF NICARAGUA... ...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE IN BOTH NICARAGUA AND NORTHWESTERN COSTA RICA... Corrected Advisory Number SUMMARY OF 1000 AM CDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...11.2N 86.4W ABOUT 65 MI...100 KM S OF MANAGUA NICARAGUA ABOUT 140 MI...230 KM NW OF CABO BLANCO COSTA RICA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY: The government of Nicaragua has discontinued the Tropical Storm Warning on the Caribbean coast. The government of Costa Rica has discontinued the Tropical Storm Warning on the Caribbean coast. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for... * Cabo Blanco Costa Rica northward to the border of Nicaragua and Honduras A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area, in this case within the next few hours. Interests along the Pacific coasts of El Salvador, Guatemala, and southern Mexico should monitor the progress of Bonnie. For storm information specific to your area, please monitor products issued by your national meteorological service. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- At 1000 AM CDT (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Bonnie was located near latitude 11.2 North, longitude 86.4 West. Bonnie is moving toward the west near 15 mph (24 km/h) and this motion is expected to continue through the day today. A turn to the west-northwest is expected tonight, and that motion should continue for the next several days. Bonnie is expected to move away from Nicaragua and parallel to the coasts of Central America and southern Mexico for the next several days. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours, after which Bonnie is expected to become a hurricane. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 km) from the center. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1000 mb (29.53 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- Key messages for Tropical Storm Bonnie can be found in the Tropical Cyclone Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDEP4 and WMO header WTPZ44 KNHC. RAINFALL: Bonnie will continue to produce heavy rain across portions of Nicaragua and Costa Rica today. The following storm total rainfall amounts are expected: Nicaragua and Costa Rica: 4 to 8 inches, localized 12 inches. This rainfall is expected to result in life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides. WIND: Tropical storm conditions are occurring in the Tropical Storm Warning area along the Pacific coasts of Nicaragua and Costa Rica, and these will likely continue for several more hours. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- Next intermediate advisory at 100 PM CDT. Next complete advisory at 400 PM CDT. $$ Forecaster Hogsett/Cangialosi