Tropical Depression HELENE
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TROPICAL DEPRESSION HELENE ADVISORY NUMBER 13
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072012
400 PM CDT SAT AUG 18 2012
...HELENE MOVING OVER SOUTHERN TAMAULIPAS STATE IN MEXICO...STILL
PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...
SUMMARY OF 400 PM CDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...22.6N 98.8W
ABOUT 65 MI...105 KM WNW OF TAMPICO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH...45 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1010 MB...29.83 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 HELENE
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 98.8 WEST. THE
DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/H.
A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TONIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. HELENE IS FORECAST TO DISSIPATE INLAND OVER
MEXICO TONIGHT OR ON SUNDAY.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1010 MB...29.83 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND...GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN SQUALLS NEAR THE COAST OF
NORTHERN VERACRUZ AND SOUTHERN TAMAULIPAS STATES THROUGH THIS
EVENING.
RAINFALL...HELENE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS
OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS NORTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF MEXICO FROM
NORTHERN VERACRUZ INTO SOUTHERN TAMAULIPAS AND EASTERN SAN LUIS
STATES...WITH ISOLATED STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 8 INCHES POSSIBLE.
THESE RAINS COULD PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD
SLIDES OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1000 PM CDT.
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FORECASTER BERG
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