ZCZC MIATCPAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ERIKA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 8A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1 PM CDT SAT AUG 16 2003 ...ERIKA WEAKENING OVER NORTHEASTERN MEXICO... AT 1 PM CDT...1800Z...ALL COASTAL WARNINGS FOR MEXICO HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. AT 1 PM CDT...1800Z...THE POORLY DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ERIKA WAS LOCATED WELL INLAND NEAR LATITUDE 24.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 98.7 WEST OR ABOUT 95 MILES...155 KM...SOUTHWEST OF MATAMOROS MEXICO. ERIKA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH...28 KM/HR. THIS GENERAL MOTION WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THESE WINDS ARE CONFINED TO A SMALL AREA TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER. ERIKA IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN OF MEXICO DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THE PATH OF ERIKA. THIS COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODS...AND MUDSLIDES IN AREAS NEAR ELEVATED TERRAIN. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED TORNADOES ALONG THE MIDDLE AND LOWER TEXAS COAST TODAY. REPEATING THE 1 PM CDT POSITION...24.8 N... 98.7 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 17 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 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 4 PM CDT. FORECASTER AVILA NNNN
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