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Tropical Storm HANNA (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM HANNA DISCUSSION NUMBER   7
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL092014
500 PM EDT MON OCT 27 2014

The surface center of Hanna has been somewhat difficult to locate,
but based on visible satellite imagery, it appears to have moved
inland over extreme northeastern Nicaragua.  For now, the intensity
is held at 35 kt to account for the possibility of tropical-storm-
force winds still occurring to the north of the center near the
coast of eastern Honduras.

The initial motion is 260/6 kt.  Hanna's center is forecast to turn
west-southwestward and move farther inland over northern Nicaragua
during the next 12 hours, more or less in line with the GFS and
ECMWF solutions.  Interaction with more mountainous terrain should
cause the system to weaken quickly, with the surface center
dissipating by Tuesday afternoon.

The main hazard associated with Hanna continues to be very heavy
rainfall.  Hanna could produce 10 to 12 inches (250 to 300 mm) of
rain, with isolated maximum amounts of 15 inches (400 mm), across
Honduras and northern Nicaragua.  These rains could produce flash
flooding and mudslides.

FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INIT  27/2100Z 14.6N  83.9W   35 KT  40 MPH...INLAND
 12H  28/0600Z 14.2N  84.6W   25 KT  30 MPH...INLAND
 24H  28/1800Z...DISSIPATED

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Forecaster Berg

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