ZCZC MIATCPAT4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL ADVISORY NUMBER 15 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 AM EDT SUN AUG 19 2001 ...CHANTAL SLOWS DOWN AND STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY AS IT BECOMES BETTER ORGANIZED... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR JAMAICA AND THE CAYMAN ISLANDS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR BELIZE...AND FOR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FROM CHETUMAL TO CANCUN. AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA HAS DISCONTINUED THE HURRICANE WATCH FOR ALL OF JAMAICA. AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.6 WEST OR ABOUT OR ABOUT 315 MILES...505 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS. THIS IS ALSO ABOUT 205 MILES...330 KM...SOUTHWEST OF KINGSTON JAMAICA. CHANTAL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH ...19 KM/HR... AND A GENERAL MOTION TOWARD THE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS OR SO. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND CHANTAL COULD BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY OR EARLY MONDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145 MILES ...230 KM...MAINLY NORTH AND EAST FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 994 MB...29.35 INCHES. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS...ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE PATH OF CHANTAL. REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...15.5 N... 78.6 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 65 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 994 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 8 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 AM EDT. FORECASTER STEWART NNNN