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Tropical Depression ALEX


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TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALEX ADVISORY NUMBER   9
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL     AL012010
400 PM CDT SUN JUN 27 2010
 
...ALEX MOVING INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 400 PM CDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...19.2N 90.9W
ABOUT 55 MI...90 KM SSW OF CAMPECHE MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB...29.50 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 400 PM CDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALEX
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.9 WEST. THE
DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15
KM/HR.  A MOTION GENERALLY TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED FOR THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AT A SLOWER FORWARD SPEED.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND
ALEX IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM AGAIN ON MONDAY.  
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL...ALEX IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF
4 TO 8 INCHES OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA...SOUTHERN MEXICO...AND
GUATEMALA THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.  ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 15
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER MOUNTAINOUS AREAS.  THESE RAINS COULD
CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1000 PM CDT.
 
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FORECASTER BLAKE
 
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