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Tropical Storm Bonnie Advisory Number  20...Corrected
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       EP042022
1000 AM CDT Sat Jul 02 2022
 
...BONNIE MOVES OFFSHORE OF NICARAGUA...
...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE IN BOTH
NICARAGUA AND NORTHWESTERN COSTA RICA...

Corrected Advisory Number

 
SUMMARY OF 1000 AM CDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...11.2N 86.4W
ABOUT 65 MI...100 KM S OF MANAGUA NICARAGUA
ABOUT 140 MI...230 KM NW OF CABO BLANCO COSTA RICA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
 
The government of Nicaragua has discontinued the Tropical Storm
Warning on the Caribbean coast. The government of Costa Rica has
discontinued the Tropical Storm Warning on the Caribbean coast.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
 
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Cabo Blanco Costa Rica northward to the border of Nicaragua and
Honduras
 
A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are
expected somewhere within the warning area, in this case within
the next few hours.
 
Interests along the Pacific coasts of El Salvador, Guatemala, and
southern Mexico should monitor the progress of Bonnie.
 
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 Bonnie was
located near latitude 11.2 North, longitude 86.4 West. Bonnie is
moving toward the west near 15 mph (24 km/h) and this motion is
expected to continue through the day today. A turn to the
west-northwest is expected tonight, and that motion should
continue for the next several days. Bonnie is expected to move away
from Nicaragua and parallel to the coasts of Central America and
southern Mexico for the next several days.
 
Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts.
Some strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours, after
which Bonnie is expected to become a hurricane.
 
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 km)
from the center.
 
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1000 mb (29.53 inches).
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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Key messages for Tropical Storm Bonnie can be found in the
Tropical Cyclone Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDEP4 and WMO
header WTPZ44 KNHC.
 
RAINFALL: Bonnie will continue to produce heavy rain across portions
of Nicaragua and Costa Rica today. The following storm total
rainfall amounts are expected:
 
Nicaragua and Costa Rica: 4 to 8 inches, localized 12 inches. This
rainfall is expected to result in life-threatening flash flooding
and mudslides.
 
WIND:  Tropical storm conditions are occurring in the Tropical
Storm Warning area along the Pacific coasts of Nicaragua and
Costa Rica, and these will likely continue for several more 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 Hogsett/Cangialosi
 
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