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Tropical Storm ALEX (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM ALEX ADVISORY NUMBER  11
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL     AL012010
400 AM CDT MON JUN 28 2010
 
...ALEX GETTING BETTER ORGANIZED AS IT MOVES SLOWLY AWAY FROM THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 400 AM CDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...19.7N 91.6W
ABOUT 75 MI...115 KM W OF CAMPECHE MEXICO
ABOUT 440 MI...710 KM ESE OF TAMPICO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...990 MB...29.23 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
HOWEVER...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY FOR THE
COASTAL REGIONS OF NORTHEASTERN MEXICO AND SOUTH TEXAS.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 400 AM CDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALEX WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.6 WEST. ALEX IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS...AND ALEX COULD BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY OR ON
TUESDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 990 MB...29.23 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
PORTIONS OF GUATEMALA THROUGH TUESDAY.  ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF
15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER MOUNTAINOUS AREAS.  THESE RAINS COULD
CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES.
 
HEAVY RAINFALL COULD REACH THE COASTAL AREAS OF TAMAULIPAS AND
VERACRUZ TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1000 AM CDT.
 
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FORECASTER STEWART
 
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