Friday, August 19, 2011

Tropical Storm Forming Near Honduras

Tropical Depression 8 (TS Harvey)
Forms near Honduras
Tropical Storm Watches Posted 
1000 AM CDT SUN AUG 22 2011

...HARVEY DISSIPATES OVER THE SIERRA MADRE OF MEXICO...

We are monitoring a new storm which has formed off the Northeastern coast of Honduras in the Western Caribbean Sea. Tropical Depression Eight is forecast to become Tropical Storm Harvey on Saturday and weaken by Monday after making landfall.
 
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SUMMARY OF 1000 AM CDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.1N 97.3W
ABOUT 105 MI...170 KM SW OF VERACRUZ MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH...45 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 260 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB...29.77 INCHES
 
THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS. 
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...IN THIS CASE AT ANY TIME WITHIN THE
NEXT 48 HOURS. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 25 MPH...45
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AS THE
SYSTEM WEAKENS FURTHER TODAY.

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
RAINFALL...THE REMNANTS OF HARVEY ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF THE
MEXICAN STATES OF VERACRUZ...OAXACA...HIDALGO...PUEBLA...AND
TIAXCALA...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES. 
THESE RAINS COULD PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD
SLIDES...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.
 

Historical Data:         Storm Archive            Graphics Archive                          


1100 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2011
...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA...
 
200 PM EDT FRI AUG 19 2011
...TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT BECOMES TROPICAL STORM
HARVEY...TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR BELIZE...
 
1000 AM CDT SUN AUG 22 2011
...HARVEY DISSIPATES OVER THE SIERRA MADRE OF MEXICO...
THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER ON HARVEY

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