000 WTNT25 KNHC 021556 TCMAT5 TROPICAL STORM EARL SPECIAL FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 1 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052016 1600 UTC TUE AUG 02 2016 CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY... THE GOVERNMENTS OF MEXICO AND BELIZE HAVE ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH FOR THE EAST COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FROM PUNTA ALLEN...MEXICO SOUTHWARD TO THE BELIZE/ GUATEMALA BORDER. THE GOVERNMENT OF HONDURAS HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE ENTIRE NORTH COAST OF HONDURAS FROM CABO GRACIAS A DIOS WESTWARD TO THE HONDURAS/GUATEMALA BORDER INCLUDING THE BAY ISLANDS. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR... * PUNTA ALLEN...MEXICO SOUTHWARD TO THE BELIZE/GUATEMALA BORDER. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR... * CABO GRACIAS A DIOS WESTWARD TO THE HONDURAS/GUATEMALA BORDER INCLUDING THE BAY ISLANDS. A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR... * EAST COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FROM PUNTA ALLEN...MEXICO SOUTHWARD TO THE BELIZE/GUATEMALA BORDER. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS. 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. TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 16.3N 80.2W AT 02/1600Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 60 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 19 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1001 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. 34 KT....... 70NE 60SE 0SW 70NW. 12 FT SEAS.. 60NE 0SE 0SW 0NW. WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT. REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 16.3N 80.2W AT 02/1600Z AT 02/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 16.3N 78.8W FORECAST VALID 03/0000Z 16.3N 82.6W MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT. 34 KT... 70NE 60SE 0SW 70NW. FORECAST VALID 03/1200Z 17.0N 85.2W MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. 50 KT... 30NE 0SE 0SW 0NW. 34 KT... 80NE 70SE 50SW 80NW. FORECAST VALID 04/0000Z 17.5N 87.5W MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT. 50 KT... 40NE 30SE 0SW 30NW. 34 KT... 90NE 80SE 50SW 90NW. FORECAST VALID 04/1200Z 18.0N 90.0W...INLAND MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT. FORECAST VALID 05/1200Z 19.2N 94.0W...OVER WATER MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. 34 KT... 60NE 60SE 30SW 60NW. EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 150 NM ON DAY 4 AND 200 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 15 KT EACH DAY OUTLOOK VALID 06/1200Z 20.0N 98.0W...INLAND MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 07/1200Z...DISSIPATED REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 16.3N 80.2W NEXT ADVISORY AT 02/2100Z $$ FORECASTER AVILA