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Tropical Depression KARL


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TROPICAL DEPRESSION KARL ADVISORY NUMBER  16
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL     AL132010
400 AM CDT SAT SEP 18 2010
 
...KARL DISSIPATES OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN MEXICO...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 400 AM CDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.5N 97.6W
ABOUT 105 MI...165 KM WSW OF VERACRUZ MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...25 MPH...35 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WSW OR 250 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 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 AM CDT...0900 UTC...THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION KARL
ARE LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 97.6 WEST. THE
SYSTEM IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH...6 KM/HR...
AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE TO DECREASED TO NEAR 25 MPH...35
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AS THE
SYSTEM WEAKENS FURTHER TODAY.  
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL...KARL IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MEXICO. 
THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD
SLIDES.
 

NEXT ADVISORY
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THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM.
 
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FORECASTER BLAKE
 
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