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TROPICAL DEPRESSION CHANTAL ADVISORY NUMBER  28
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
10 AM CDT WED AUG 22 2001
 
...CHANTAL RE-LOCATED AND DISSIPATING... 
 
AT 10 AM CDT...1500 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS DISCONTINUED
ALL WARNINGS AND WATCHES FOR THE MEXICAN GULF COAST.  INTERESTS
IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SHOULD MAINTAIN PRECAUTIONS UNTIL WINDS AND
SEAS SUBSIDE.
 
AT 10 AM CDT...1500Z...DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE RESRVE HURRICANE
HUNTER AIRCRAFT AND VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATED THAT THE
POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION CHANTAL WAS NEAR
LATITUDE 17.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.5 WEST OR ABOUT 30 MILES...45 
KM...SOUTHEAST OF VILLAHERMOSA MEXICO.
 
CHANTAL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 
KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 12 TO
24 HOURS.  THIS MOTION SHOULD KEEP THE CENTER OF THE CYCLONE OVER
LAND.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  30 MPH... 45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS...MAINLY OVER THE WATER TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER. CHANTAL IS 
NOW EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE OVER LAND DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES.
 
EVEN THOUGH CHANTAL IS DISSIPATING...THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINS
CONTINUES OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS...WHICH COULD PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD
SLIDES.
 
REPEATING THE 10 AM CDT POSITION...17.7 N... 92.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST SOUTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 30 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1009 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM UNLESS REGENERATION OCCURS.
 
FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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