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Tropical Storm CHRIS


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Tropical Storm Chris Advisory Number   2
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL032024
1000 PM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024
 
...DEPRESSION BECOMES TROPICAL STORM CHRIS...
...BRINGING HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING OVER PORTIONS OF
EASTERN MEXICO...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1000 PM CDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...20.0N 96.2W
ABOUT 105 MI...165 KM SE OF TUXPAN MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 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 Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Cabo Rojo to Puerto Veracruz
 
A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are
expected somewhere within the warning area, in this case within
the next 6 hours.
 
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 Tropical Storm Chris was
located near latitude 20.0 North, longitude 96.2 West.  Chris is
moving toward the west near 13 mph (20 km/h), and this general
motion is expected during the next day or so.  On the forecast
track, the center will move inland early Monday.
 
Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts.
Chris will begin to weaken after landfall and will likely dissipate
later on Monday.
 
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 km)
from the center.
 
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1005 mb (29.68 inches).
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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Key messages for Chris can be found in the Tropical Cyclone
Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT3 and WMO header WTNT43 KNHC.
 
RAINFALL: Chris is expected to produce rainfall totals of 4 to 8
inches across portions of eastern Mexico through Monday. Maximum 
rainfall totals around 12 inches are possible across the higher 
terrain of the Mexican states of Guanajuato, Queretaro, and San 
Luis Potosi.  This rainfall will result in area of flooding, with 
mudslides possible in areas of higher terrain.
 
For a complete depiction of forecast rainfall and flash flooding
associated with Tropical Storm Chris, please see the National
Weather Service Storm Total Rainfall Graphic, available at
hurricanes.gov/graphics_at3.shtml?rainqpf
 
WIND:  Tropical storm conditions are expected in the warning area
during the next few hours.
 
 
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 Pasch
 
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