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TROPICAL STORM BERYL ADVISORY NUMBER   6
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
10 PM CDT MON AUG 14 2000

...CORRECTION FOR TIME IN WARNINGS PARAGRAPH...
 
...TROPICAL STORM BERYL MOVING SLOWLY TOWARD THE NORTHEAST COAST 
OF MEXICO...

AT 10 PM CDT...0300 UTC...ALL WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED NORTH
OF PORT MANSFIELD TEXAS.  THE HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED
TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM PORT MANSFIELD TEXAS SOUTHWARD TO
TAMPICO MEXICO.
 
AT 10 PM CDT...0300Z...THE ILL-DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM
BERYL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE  97.3 WEST
OR ABOUT 115 MILES...185 KM...SOUTH OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS...OR ABOUT
40 MILES...65 KM...NORTHEAST OF LA PESCA MEXICO.
 
BERYL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR  8 MPH ...13 KM/HR...
AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.

BERYL WILL LIKELY MOVE INLAND ALONG THE NORTHEAST COAST OF MEXICO
SOMETIME TUESDAY MORNING.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE JUST PRIOR TO
LANDFALL...WITH RAPID WEAKENING EXPECTED AFTER LANDFALL.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  85 MILES
...140 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.
 
A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FT CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE NORTH OF
WHERE THE CENTER CROSSES THE COAST.
 
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH
BERYL.  THESE RAINS COULD PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS...
AND MUD SLIDES OVER MOUNTAINOUS AREAS.
  
REPEATING THE 10 PM CDT POSITION...24.3 N... 97.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR  8 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 50 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 1 AM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 
4 AM CDT...TUESDAY.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
  
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