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Tropical Storm FERNAND

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TROPICAL STORM FERNAND ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL062013
400 AM CDT MON AUG 26 2013
 
...FERNAND EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION LATER TODAY...
...THREAT OF HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING CONTINUES...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 400 AM CDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...19.8N 96.9W
ABOUT 60 MI...100 KM NW OF VERACRUZ MEXICO
ABOUT 90 MI...145 KM SSE OF TUXPAN MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...
 
NONE.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* GULF COAST OF MEXICO FROM VERACRUZ NORTHWARD TO BARRA DE NAUTLA
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 400 AM CDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FERNAND WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 96.9 WEST. FERNAND IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO WITH A SLIGHT
DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER MEXICO THROUGH TONIGHT.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  WEAKENING WILL OCCUR WHILE THE SYSTEM MOVES OVER LAND...AND
FERNAND SHOULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATER TODAY...AND A
POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW TONIGHT.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL...FERNAND IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN OVER
VERACRUZ...HIDALGO...NORTHERN PUEBLA...SOUTHERN TAMAULIPAS...AND
EASTERN SAN LUIS POTOSI MEXICO...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS NEAR
12 INCHES POSSIBLE.  THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH
FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.
 
WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF
THE WARNING AREA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...700 AM CDT.
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1000 AM CDT.
 
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FORECASTER PASCH
 
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