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Tropical Depression MATTHEW

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION MATTHEW ADVISORY NUMBER  10
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL     AL152010
400 PM CDT SAT SEP 25 2010
 
...LARGE CIRCULATION OF MATTHEW DRENCHING CENTRAL AMERICA...
  
SUMMARY OF 400 PM CDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.4N 89.4W
ABOUT 105 MI...170 KM SW OF CHETUMAL MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB...29.62 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 MATTHEW
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.4 WEST. THE
DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR.
HOWEVER...MATTHEW IS FORECAST TO SLOW DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY AND BECOME
NEARLY STATIONARY DURING THE NEXT DAY OT TWO. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST...AND MATTHEW WILL LIKELY
BECOME A REMNANT LOW IN A DAY OR TWO.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL...MATTHEW IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS
OF 6 TO 10 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF BELIZE...GUATEMALA...AND THE
MEXICAN STATE OF CHIAPAS WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES
POSSIBLE. THESE RAINS COULD PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODS
AND MUD SLIDES. A HEAVY RAIN THREAT SHOULD CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL
AMERICA EVEN AFTER MATTHEW DISSIPATES.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1000 PM CDT.
 
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FORECASTER AVILA
 
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