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TROPICAL STORM EARL INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   2A
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL052016
800 PM EDT TUE AUG 02 2016

...EARL STRENGTHENING...


SUMMARY OF 800 PM EDT...0000 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.4N 82.3W
ABOUT 395 MI...640 KM E OF BELIZE CITY
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...996 MB...29.59 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

None.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Punta Allen, Mexico, southward to the Belize/Guatemala border.
* Cabo Gracias a Dios westward to the Honduras/Guatemala border
including the Bay Islands.

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...
* Punta Allen, Mexico, southward to the Belize/Guatemala border.

For storm information specific to your area, please monitor
products issued by your national meteorological service.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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At 800 PM EDT (0000 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Earl was
located near latitude 16.4 North, longitude 82.3 West.  Earl is
moving toward the west near 16 mph (26 km/h), and this general
motion is expected to continue through Thursday.  On this track,
the core of Earl is expected to pass just north of the Honduras Bay
Islands Wednesday afternoon, and then be very near the Belize
coast early Thursday.

Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 60 mph (95 km/h) with
higher gusts.  Some strengthening is forecast, and Earl could be
near hurricane strength as it approaches Belize and the Yucatan
peninsula.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 90 miles (150 km)
to the north of the center.

The minimum central pressure estimated from NOAA Hurricane Hunter
aircraft data is 996 mb (29.41 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND:  Tropical storm conditions are expected to first reach the
coast of Honduras by late tonight, making outside preparations
difficult or dangerous, and will reach Mexico and Belize within the
warning area by Wednesday night or early Thursday.  Hurricane
conditions could begin in Mexico and Belize within the hurricane
watch area Wednesday night or early Thursday.

RAINFALL:  Earl is expected to produce an additional 2 to 4 inches
of rainfall over Jamaica.  Total rain accumulations of 8 to 12
inches are expected over portions of Belize, Honduras, Guatemala,
and the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico, with possible isolated maximum
amounts of 16 inches in Mexico and Belize. These rains could result
in life-threatening flash floods and mud slides.

STORM SURGE:  A storm surge will raise water levels by as much as 2
to 4 feet above normal tide levels along the immediate coast of
Belize and the eastern Yucatan peninsula to the north of where the
center makes landfall.  Near the coast, the surge will be
accompanied by large and damaging waves.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 1100 PM EDT.

$$
Forecaster Pasch
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