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Tropical Storm Eta Advisory Number   3
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL292020
400 AM EST Sun Nov 01 2020
 
...ETA CONTINUES WESTWARD...
...EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 400 AM EST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.2N 75.7W
ABOUT 205 MI...330 KM SSE OF KINGSTON JAMAICA
ABOUT 500 MI...805 KM E OF CABO GRACIAS A DIOS ON NIC/HON BORDER
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
 
None.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
 
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...
* The northeastern coast of Honduras from Punta Patuca to the
Honduras/Nicaragua border.
* The northeastern coast of Nicaragua from the Honduras/Nicaragua
border to Puerto Cabezas
 
A Hurricane Watch means that hurricane conditions are possible
within the watch area.  A watch is typically issued 48 hours
before the anticipated first occurrence of tropical-storm-force
winds, conditions that make outside preparations difficult or
dangerous.
 
Interests elsewhere in Nicaragua and Honduras should monitor the
progress of this system.  Additional watches or warnings will
likely be required for portions of these countries later today.
 
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 EST (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Eta was
located near latitude 15.2 North, longitude 75.7 West.  Eta is 
moving toward the west near 15 mph (24 km/h), and this motion with 
some decrease in forward speed is expected to continue today and 
tonight.  A slower motion toward the west-southwest is forecast on 
Monday and Tuesday.  On the forecast track, the center of the 
cyclone is expected to be near the northeastern coasts of Nicaragua 
and Honduras by Tuesday morning.
 
Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts.
Strengthening is forecast, and Eta is expected to become a hurricane
by Monday.
 
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 km)
from the center.
 
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1005 mb (29.68 inches).
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND:  Hurricane conditions are possible in the Hurricane Watch
area by early Tuesday, with tropical storm conditions possible in
this area by Monday night.
 
RAINFALL:  Through Thursday evening, Eta is expected to produce 5 to
10 inches of rain, with local maximum amounts of 15 inches across
Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, and the southern coast of Hispaniola.
Across northern Honduras and northern Nicaragua, rainfall totals of
10 to 20 inches, with local maximum amounts of 30 inches are
expected.  This rainfall may lead to life-threatening flash flooding
and river flooding, along with landslides in areas of higher
terrain.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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Next intermediate advisory at 700 AM EST.
Next complete advisory at 1000 AM EST.
 
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Forecaster Pasch
 
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