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Tropical Depression KARL (Text)

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION KARL ADVISORY NUMBER  15
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL     AL132010
1000 PM CDT FRI SEP 17 2010
 
...KARL EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE SOON OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAINS OF
SOUTHERN MEXICO...
 
SUMMARY OF 1000 PM CDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.6N 97.4W
ABOUT 55 MI...85 KM ESE OF PUEBLA MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WSW OR 250 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 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 1000 PM CDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION KARL
WAS LOCATED INLAND MEXICO NEAR LATITUDE 18.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 97.4
WEST. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 7
MPH...11 KM/HR. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT
6 TO 12 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 35 MPH...55
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. KARL IS FORECAST TO DISSIPATE DURING THE
NEXT 6 TO 12 HOURS.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL...KARL IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
MEXICO...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE
MOUNTAINS.  THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS
AND MUD SLIDES.
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...400 AM CDT.
 
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FORECASTER AVILA
 
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