on June 22, 2009, 1:05 pm, in reply to "Re: Hurricane Watch....."187.146.71.44
Changed my mind!
Posted by deanna on June 22, 2009, 1:05 pm, in reply to "Re: Hurricane Watch....."
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I'm now battening down the hatches! This last update from NHC did it for me: 1100 AM PDT MON JUN 22 2009 ...ANDRES STRENGTHENING... ...RAINFALL AFFECTING THE PACIFIC COAST OF MEXICO... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO FROM LAZARO CARDENAS TO MANZANILLO. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 24 HOURS. A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO FROM LAZARO CARDENAS TO CABO CORRIENTES. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. INTERESTS ELSEWHERE ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF ANDRES. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. AT 1100 AM PDT...1800 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ANDRES WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 102.3 WEST OR ABOUT 240 MILES...390 KM...SOUTHEAST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO. ANDRES IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/HR. THIS GENERAL TRACK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR TWO WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...ANDRES WILL BE PASSING VERY NEAR THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/HR... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME FURTHER STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND ANDRES COULD BECOME A HURRICANE TOMORROW. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB...29.38 INCHES. ANDRES IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF WEST-CENTRAL MEXICO...WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 8 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 1100 AM PDT INFORMATION... LOCATION...16.1N 102.3W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTHWEST OR 320 DEGREES AT 5 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...995 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 PM PDT. |
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