Tropical Storm FELIX

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TROPICAL STORM FELIX INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  18A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL062007
800 PM EDT TUE SEP 04 2007
 
...FELIX WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR THE BORDER OF NICARAGUA
AND HONDURAS...STILL A MAJOR FLOOD THREAT...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE COAST OF
HONDURAS.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR BELIZE FROM PLACENTIA
VILLAGE SOUTHWARD TO THE GUATEMALA/BELIZE BORDER.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AT 800 PM EDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FELIX WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.4 WEST OR ABOUT
135 MILES...220 KM...WEST OF PUERTO CABEZAS NICARAGUA.  THIS IS ALSO
ABOUT 125 MILES...200 KM EAST OF TEGUCIGALPA HONDURAS.
 
FELIX IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 13 MPH...21 KM/HR...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  ON
THIS TRACK...THE CENTER WILL BE MOVING OVER HONDURAS TONIGHT AND
EARLY WEDNESDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH...
95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  CONTINUED RAPID WEAKENING IS EXPECTED
AS FELIX MOVES OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AMERICA DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 75 MILES...
120 KM...FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 982 MB...29.00 INCHES.
 
FELIX IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE 8 TO 12 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS NORTHERN
NICARAGUA AND EL SALVADOR...WITH 10 TO 15 INCHES OVER MUCH OF
HONDURAS.  ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF 25 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
MOUNTAINOUS AREAS.  THESE RAINS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE LIFE-
THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.  PERSONS IN FLOOD-PRONE
AREAS SHOULD TAKE ALL NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY.
 
REPEATING THE 800 PM EDT POSITION...14.1 N...85.4 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 13 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...982 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 PM EDT.
 
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FORECASTER BEVEN
 
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