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Tropical Depression Fourteen Advisory Number   3
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL142018
400 AM CDT Sun Oct 07 2018

...DISTURBANCE BECOMES A TROPICAL DEPRESSION...


SUMMARY OF 400 AM CDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.6N 86.9W
ABOUT 90 MI...150 KM E OF CHETUMAL MEXICO
ABOUT 260 MI...420 KM SSW OF THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 340 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

The government of Mexico has upgraded the Tropical Storm Watch from
Tulum to Cabo Catoche to a Tropical Storm Warning.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* The Cuban provinces of Pinar del Rio and the Isle of Youth
* The coast of Mexico from Tulum to Cabo Catoche

A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are
expected somewhere within the warning area, in this case within 24
hours.

Interests along the northeastern and central U.S. Gulf coast should
monitor the progress of the depression.

For storm information specific to your area, please monitor
products issued by your national meteorological service.


DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 400 AM CDT (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression Fourteen
was located near latitude 18.6 North, longitude 86.9 West.  The
depression is moving toward the north-northwest near 3 mph (6 km/h).
A turn toward the north is expected later today, with that motion
at a faster forward speed continuing through early Wednesday.  On
the forecast track, the center will move through the Yucatan
Channel Monday morning and then across the eastern Gulf of Mexico
late Monday through Wednesday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts.
Some strengthening is forecast during the next several days, with
the depression expected to become a tropical storm later today.
The system could become a hurricane by Tuesday night or Wednesday.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1004 mb (29.65 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND:  Tropical storm conditions are expected to first reach the
coast within the warning area by this evening or tonight, making
outside preparations difficult or dangerous.

RAINFALL:   Total rain accumulations of 3 to 7 inches are expected
over western Cuba and 2 to 4 inches over the Yucatan Peninsula,
Belize, and northern Honduras through Tuesday.  Isolated maximum
amounts of 12 inches are possible in western Cuba.  A separate area
of persistent very heavy rainfall is expected along the Pacific
coast of Central America and Mexico, including western Nicaragua, El
Salvador, Guatemala, and the state of Chiapas in Mexico.  In many of
these areas this rainfall could lead to life-threatening flash
floods.

Elsewhere, outer rain bands from the depression are expected to
produce total rain accumulations of 2 to 4 inches across the Florida
Keys through Monday.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next intermediate advisory at 700 AM CDT.
Next complete advisory at 1000 AM CDT.

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Forecaster Berg

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