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Tropical Storm AMANDA


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Tropical Storm Amanda Advisory Number   4
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       EP022020
1000 AM CDT Sun May 31 2020
 
...AMANDA BRINGING HEAVY RAINFALL AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS TO
PORTIONS OF GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR AS IT MOVES INLAND...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1000 AM CDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.7N 90.3W
ABOUT 15 MI...25 KM ENE OF GUATEMALA CITY GUATEMALA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB...29.62 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
 
None.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
 
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Entire coast of El Salvador
* Entire coast of Guatemala
 
Interests in southern Mexico and Honduras should monitor the
progress of this system.
 
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 AM CDT (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Amanda was
located near latitude 14.7 North, longitude 90.3 West. Amanda is
moving toward the north-northeast near 9 mph (15 km/h). A 
north-northeastward or northward motion is expected through this 
evening.  A turn toward the northwest is forecast to occur on 
Monday. On the forecast track, the center of Amanda will move 
farther inland over Guatemala today.
 
Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts.
Weakening should begin very soon while the center moves farther
inland.  The cyclone is expected to degenerate into a remnant low
or dissipate over the mountains of Central America later today or
tonight.
 
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km)
from the center.
 
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1003 mb (29.62 inches).

 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL: Through the middle of the week, Amanda or its remnants are
expected to produce total rain accumulations of 10 to 15 inches over
El Salvador, southern Guatemala, western Honduras, and the Mexican
states of Tabasco and Veracruz. This system is also expected to
produce 5 to 10 inches of rain over northwestern Nicaragua, Belize,
and the Mexican states of Quintana Roo, Campeche, Chiapas, and
Oaxaca. Isolated maximum amounts of 20 inches are possible in El
Salvador, southern Guatemala, Tabasco, and Veracruz. This rainfall
may produce life-threatening flash floods and mudslides.
 
WIND: Tropical storm conditions are expected to continue within
portions of the warning area during the next few hours.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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Next intermediate advisory at 100 PM CDT.
Next complete advisory at 400 PM CDT.
 
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Forecaster Brown
 
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