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TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL ADVISORY NUMBER  17
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
8 PM EDT SUN AUG 19 2001

...CHANTAL CONTINUES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD...

AT 8 PM EDT...0000Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS HAS
DISCONTINUED THE HURRICANE WATCH FOR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS.  A TROPICAL
STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS.  A HURRICANE
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM BELIZE CITY BELIZE NORTHWARD TO CANCUN
MEXICO.  A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR BELIZE SOUTH OF
BELIZE CITY.

AT 8 PM EDT...0000Z...THE VERY POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL
STORM CHANTAL WAS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR LATITUDE 16.7 NORTH...
LONGITUDE 82.8 WEST OR ABOUT 380 MILES...610 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
CHETUMAL MEXICO.

CHANTAL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH ...26
KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT
24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED TODAY...BUT 
SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE TOMORROW.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES ...280 KM
MAINLY TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.

RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN
MOUNTAINOUS AREAS...ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE PATH OF CHANTAL. 

REPEATING THE 8 PM EDT POSITION...16.7 N...  82.8 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 
70 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 PM EDT.

FORECASTER FRANKLIN
 
 
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