000 WTNT61 KNHC 292231 TCUAT1 TROPICAL STORM ARLENE TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012011 530 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING ISSUED FOR THE COAST OF EASTERN MEXICO...ARLENE A LITTLE STRONGER... THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS REPLACED THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH WITH A HURRICANE WARNING FROM BARRA DE NAUTLA NORTHWARD TO LA CRUZ. DATA FROM A HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS IN ARLENE HAVE INCREASED TO 60 MPH AND THAT THE TROPICAL STORM IS LOCATED A LITTLE FARTHER EAST THAN THE PREVIOUS ESTIMATE. THIS SUGGESTS THAT THE FORWARD MOTION OF ARLENE HAS SLOWED DOWN...HOWEVER...A WESTWARD MOTION AT A FASTER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO RESUME TONIGHT. SUMMARY OF 530 PM CDT...2230 UTC...INFORMATION -------------------------------------------------- LOCATION...21.3N 95.6W ABOUT 120 MI...190 KM E OF TUXPAN MEXICO ABOUT 150 MI...240 KM ESE OF TAMPICO MEXICO MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...996 MB...29.41 INCHES $$ FORECASTER BROWN/KIMBERLAIN 000 WTNT61 KNHC 292231 TCUAT1 TROPICAL STORM ARLENE TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012011 530 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING ISSUED FOR THE COAST OF EASTERN MEXICO...ARLENE A LITTLE STRONGER... THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS REPLACED THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH WITH A HURRICANE WARNING FROM BARRA DE NAUTLA NORTHWARD TO LA CRUZ. DATA FROM A HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS IN ARLENE HAVE INCREASED TO 60 MPH AND THAT THE TROPICAL STORM IS LOCATED A LITTLE FARTHER EAST THAN THE PREVIOUS ESTIMATE. THIS SUGGESTS THAT THE FORWARD MOTION OF ARLENE HAS SLOWED DOWN...HOWEVER...A WESTWARD MOTION AT A FASTER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO RESUME TONIGHT. SUMMARY OF 530 PM CDT...2230 UTC...INFORMATION -------------------------------------------------- LOCATION...21.3N 95.6W ABOUT 120 MI...190 KM E OF TUXPAN MEXICO ABOUT 150 MI...240 KM ESE OF TAMPICO MEXICO MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...996 MB...29.41 INCHES $$ FORECASTER BROWN/KIMBERLAIN