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Tropical Storm Ernesto
5th Named Storm for Atlantic 2012 Season
700 PM CDT WED AUG 08 2012 ...ERNESTO MOVING SLOWLY WESTWARD ALONG THE GULF COAST OF THE MEXICAN STATE OF CAMPECHE...SQUALLS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL LASHING THE STATE OF CAMPECHE...
The fifth Atlantic Ocean tropical depression strengthened into Tropical
Storm Ernesto on Thursday, August 2 at 5 p.m. EDT and tracked over St.
Lucia early on August 3. Tropical storm warnings were posted for much of the area, but have now been discontinued. Ernesto continued its march towards the Western Caribbean Sea and dumped heavy rains on the region. It grew to Hurricane strength just before making landfall in Mexico. It currently has weakened but may regenerate into a hurricane again.
CRUISE SHIP ITINERARY IMPACT ---------------------------- Carnival Triumph, which departed Galveston today, has been impacted by Ernesto. It had been scheduled to visit Progreso on Monday and Cozumel on Tuesday. The ports have been swapped. Unconfirmed reports say that Disney Fantasy, is now sailing an Eastern instead of Western Caribbean route to avoid the storm. Carnival Itinerary Changes (click on this link for updates & more details) -- Carnival Freedom (Aug. 5th) will swap ports -- Carnival Legend (Aug. 5th) will replace Belize & Honduras with Montego Bay -- Carnival Magic (Aug. 5th) won't sail original itinerary - two options listed -- Carnival Dream (Aug. 5th) called on Cozumel, then switched to Eastern itinerary Real-Time Cruise Ship Tracking
SUMMARY OF 700 PM CDT...0000 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...18.7N 91.5W ABOUT 20 MI...35 KM ENE OF CIUDAD DEL CARMEN MEXICO MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 265 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...994 MB...29.35 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR... * BARRA DE NAUTLA TO COATZACOALCOS A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR... * CELESTUN TO BARRA DE NAUTLA ALONG THE GULF COAST OF MEXICO FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN 24 TO 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. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AFTER THE CENTER MOVES OVER LAND LATER ON THURSDAY.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD WESTWARD ACROSS THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HURRICANE WATCH AREA ON THURSDAY. RAINFALL...ERNESTO IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM OF 12 INCHES OVER THE MEXICAN STATES OF TABASCO AND VERACRUZ. ERNESTO IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER NORTHERN BELIZE...NORTHERN GUATEMALA...THE SOUTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA. THESE RAINS MAY PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. STORM SURGE...A STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS LIKELY IN AREAS OF ONSHORE WINDS IN THE WARNING AREA ALONG THE GULF COAST OF MEXICO. NEAR THE COAST...THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DANGEROUS WAVES.
Historical Data: Graphics Storm Archive 500 PM AST WED AUG 01 2012 ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS IN THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS...
500 PM AST THU AUG 02 2012 ...DEPRESSION STRENGTHENS INTO FIFTH TROPICAL STORM OF THE SEASON...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE LESSER ANTILLES... 200 AM AST FRI AUG 03 2012 ...CENTER OF ERNESTO PASSING NORTH OF BARBADOS...EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WINDWARD ISLANDS DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS...
1100 AM AST FRI AUG 03 2012 ...ERNESTO MOVING AWAY FROM THE WINDWARD ISLANDS...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED...
800 AM ADT SAT AUG 04 2012 AT 8 AM ADT...1200 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR JAMAICA.
800 AM EDT MON AUG 06 2012 ...ERNESTO EXPECTED TO PASS NEAR OR JUST NORTH OF THE COAST OF HONDURAS TONIGHT...
500 PM EDT SAT AUG 04 2012 ...ERNESTO RACING WESTWARD TOWARD THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA...
200 PM EDT TUE AUG 07 2012 ...AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTERS FIND THAT ERNESTO HAS BECOME A HURRICANE...
1015 PM CDT TUE AUG 07 2012 ...BELIZE RADAR INDICATES ERNESTO HAS MADE LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHERN YUCATAN COAST...
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