000 WTPZ33 KNHC 151139 TCPEP3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM CARLOTTA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 6A NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP032012 500 AM PDT FRI JUN 15 2012 ...CARLOTTA ALMOST A HURRICANE... SUMMARY OF 500 AM PDT...1200 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...13.5N 95.6W ABOUT 160 MI...255 KM SSE OF PUERTO ANGEL MEXICO ABOUT 355 MI...570 KM SE OF ACAPULCO MEXICO MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...991 MB...29.26 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY... NONE. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR... * THE PACIFIC COAST OF MEXICO FROM SALINA CRUZ TO PUNTA MALDONADO A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR... * THE PACIFIC COAST OF MEXICO EAST OF SALINA CRUZ TO BARRA DE TONALA * THE PACIFIC COAST OF MEXICO WEST OF PUNTA MALDONADO TO ACAPULCO INTERESTS ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO WEST OF ACAPULCO TO CABO CORRIENTES SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF CARLOTTA. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 AM PDT...1200 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CARLOTTA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 95.6 WEST. CARLOTTA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/H. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS...WITH A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF CARLOTTA SHOULD MOVE NEAR OR OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN MEXICO LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THAT CARLOTTA IS BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED...AND IT IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE CARLOTTA THIS AFTERNOON. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 991 MB...29.26 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- WIND...HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA BY TONIGHT...WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HURRICANE WATCH AREA TONIGHT OR SATURDAY. STORM SURGE...A DANGEROUS STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER. NEAR THE COAST...THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE WAVES. RAINFALL...CARLOTTA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...75 TO 125 MM...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 12 INCHES...300 MM...OVER THE MEXICAN STATES OF GUERRERO...OAXACA...AND CHIAPAS. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BEVEN