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TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL ADVISORY NUMBER  18
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 PM EDT SUN AUG 19 2001
 
...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ISSUED FOR BELIZE AND THE YUCATAN...

AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF BELIZE HAS ISSUED A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR ALL OF COASTAL BELIZE...AND THE
GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM THE
MEXICO/BELIZE BORDER NORTHWARD TO CANCUN.  A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS 
IN EFFECT FROM BELIZE CITY NORTHWARD TO CANCUN.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS.
 
AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM
CHANTAL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.5 WEST
OR ABOUT 325 MILES...525 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CHETUMAL MEXICO.

CHANTAL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH
...30 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 
24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES
...325 KM...MAINLY TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER.
 
AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT REPORTED A MINIMUM 
CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.
 
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN
MOUNTAINOUS AREAS...ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE PATH OF CHANTAL. 

REPEATING THE 11 PM EDT POSITION...17.1 N... 83.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 65 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 2 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5 AM EDT...MONDAY.
 
FORECASTER FRANKLIN
 
 
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