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Hurricane Nana Advisory Number   8
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL162020
1000 PM CDT Wed Sep 02 2020
 
...DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATES NANA
HAS BECOME A HURRICANE...
...EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE COAST OF BELIZE OVERNIGHT...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1000 PM CDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.0N 87.5W
ABOUT 60 MI...95 KM SE OF BELIZE CITY
ABOUT 80 MI...130 KM NE OF MONKEY RIVER TOWN BELIZE
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 265 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...994 MB...29.36 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
 
None
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
 
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for...
* The coast of Belize from Belize City southward to the
Belize-Guatemala border.
 
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...
* The coast of Belize north of Belize city to the Belize-Mexico
border
 
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Yucatan Mexico from Puerto Costa Maya to Chetumal
* The coast of Belize north of Belize city to the Belize-Mexico
border
* Caribbean Sea coast of Guatemala
* Isla Roatan and the Bay Islands of Honduras
 
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...
* Northern coast of Honduras from Punta Patuca westward to the
Guatemala border
 
A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected
somewhere within the warning area.
 
A Hurricane Watch means that hurricane conditions are possible
within the watch area.
 
A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are
expected somewhere within the warning area.
 
A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are
possible within the watch area.
 
For storm information specific to your area, please monitor
products issued by your national meteorological service.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 1000 PM CDT (0300 UTC), the center of Hurricane Nana was located
near latitude 17.0 North, longitude 87.5 West.  Nana is moving 
toward the west near 16 mph (26 km/h), and a westward or 
west-southwestward motion is expected tonight and Thursday.  On the 
forecast track, Nana will make landfall along the coast of Belize 
within the Hurricane Warning area overnight, and move inland over 
Belize and Guatemala on Thursday.
 
Data from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate
that the maximum sustained winds have increased to near 75 mph
(120 km/h) with higher gusts.  Little additional change in strength
is expected before Nana makes landfall.  Rapid weakening is
expected on Thursday as Nana moves farther inland.
 
Nana is a small hurricane.  Hurricane-force winds extend outward up 
to 10 miles (20 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds 
extend outward up to 70 miles (110 km).
 
The latest minimum central pressure estimated from reconnaissance 
aircraft data is 994 mb (29.36 inches).
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND:  Hurricane conditions and tropical storm conditions are
expected in the Hurricane Warning area in Belize through early
Thursday.  Tropical storm conditions are expected in the Tropical
Storm Warning area in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico through
early Thursday, with hurricane conditions possible in the
Hurricane Watch area overnight.  Tropical storm conditions are
expected in Isla Roatan and the Bay Islands for a few more hours.
Tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area in
Honduras.
 
STORM SURGE:  A dangerous storm surge will raise water levels by as
much as 1 to 3 feet above normal tide levels along the immediate
coast near and to the north of where the center makes landfall.
Near the coast, the surge will be accompanied by large and
destructive waves.
 
RAINFALL: Nana is expected to produce the following rainfall
accumulations through Friday:
 
Northern coast of Honduras: 2 to 4 inches
 
Belize: 4 to 8 inches, isolated totals of 10 inches
 
Guatemala and the Mexican states of Chiapas and Tabasco: 3 to 6
inches, isolated totals of 8 inches
 
The southeast portion of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo: 2 to 4
inches
 
The eastern portions of the Mexican states of Veracruz and Oaxaca: 6
to 8 inches, isolated totals of 12 inches
 
These rainfall amounts may produce life threatening flash floods and
mudslides.
 
SURF:  Swells generated by Nana are affecting the coasts of Honduras
and Belize, and the east coast of the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico.
These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip
current conditions.  Please consult products from your local
weather office.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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Next intermediate advisory at 100 AM CDT.
Next complete advisory at 400 AM CDT.
 
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Forecaster Brown
 
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