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

...HANNA MOVING FARTHER INLAND NEAR THE NICARAGUA-HONDURAS BORDER...
...HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE OVER EASTERN HONDURAS AND NORTHEASTERN
NICARAGUA...


SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.6N 83.9W
ABOUT 55 MI...85 KM WSW OF CABO GRACIAS A DIOS ON NIC/HON BORDER
ABOUT 55 MI...85 KM NW OF PUERTO CABEZAS NICARAGUA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 260 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...

THE GOVERNMENT OF NICARAGUA HAS DISCONTINUED THE TROPICAL STORM
WARNING FOR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* PUNTA PATUCA HONDURAS EASTWARD TO THE HONDURAS/NICARAGUA BORDER

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN
THE NEXT 6 HOURS.

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 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS
LOCATED INLAND OVER EXTREME NORTHEASTERN NICARAGUA NEAR LATITUDE
14.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.9 WEST.  HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST
NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H...BUT IS FORECAST TO TURN WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD
TONIGHT.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE FARTHER INLAND OVER NORTHERN NICARAGUA.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  WEAKENING IS FORECAST WHILE HANNA CONTINUES TO MOVE OVER
LAND.  HANNA IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION BY TONIGHT
AND THEN DISSIPATE ON TUESDAY.

TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES...130 KM
TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING
AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING.

RAINFALL...HANNA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 10 TO 12 INCHES...WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES...ACROSS
HONDURAS AND NORTHERN NICARAGUA.  THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL
PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES.


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...800 PM EDT.
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM EDT.

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FORECASTER BERG

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