Tropical Storm LARRY

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TROPICAL STORM LARRY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  16A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1 PM CDT SUN OCT 05 2003
 
...LARRY WEAKENING AS IT EDGES SLOWLY INLAND...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE GULF COAST OF
MEXICO FROM VERACRUZ TO CIUDAD DEL CARMEN.
 
AT 1 PM CDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LARRY WAS
LOCATED INLAND NEAR LATITUDE 18.2 NORTH... LONGITUDE 93.6 WEST
OR ABOUT 55 MILES...90 KM...EAST OF COATZACOALCOS MEXICO.
 
LARRY IS DRIFTING ERRATICALLY...BUT GENERALLY SOUTHWARD.  THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LARRY IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATER
TODAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  45 MILES
... 75 KM...MAINLY OFFSHORE NORTH OF THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  1001 MB...29.56 INCHES.
 
COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS...ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE WAVES...IS LIKELY OCCURRING AT THIS
TIME IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW WEST OF WHERE THE CENTER MADE
LANDFALL.
 
HEAVY RAINS...WITH STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE LIKELY OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN MEXICO.
THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOOD AND MUDSLIDES.
 
REPEATING THE 1 PM CDT POSITION...18.2 N... 93.6 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...DRIFTING SOUTHWARD.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 40 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 1001 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 FRANKLIN
 
 
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