WTPZ33 KNHC 200235 RRA

TCPEP3



BULLETIN

TROPICAL STORM VICENTE ADVISORY NUMBER   3

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP232018

1000 PM CDT FRI OCT 19 2018



...VICENTE MEANDERING OFF THE COAST OF GUATEMALA...

...HEAVY RAINS AND FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF EL

SALVADOR, GUATEMALA AND SOUTHEASTERN MEXICO...





SUMMARY OF 1000 PM CDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...13.7N 92.5W

ABOUT 115 MI...185 KM W OF PUERTO SAN JOSE GUATEMALA

ABOUT 85 MI...135 KM S OF TAPACHULA MEXICO

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.



INTERESTS ALONG THE SOUTHERN COAST OF MEXICO SHOULD MONITOR THE

PROGRESS OF THE DEPRESSION.





DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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AT 1000 PM CDT (0300 UTC), RADAR DATA FROM GUATEMALA AND SATELLITE

IMAGERY INDICATED THAT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM VICENTE WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.7 NORTH, LONGITUDE 92.5 WEST. VICENTE IS

MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH (6 KM/H). AN INCREASE

IN FORWARD SPEED AND A TURN TOWARD THE WEST IS EXPECTED TONIGHT,

FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST ON SATURDAY. ON THE FORECAST

TRACK, THE CENTER OF VICENTE SHOULD GRADUALLY MOVE AWAY FROM THE

COASTS OF GUATEMALA AND SOUTHEASTERN MEXICO TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH (65 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

SOME SLOW STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.



VICENTE IS A SMALL TROPICAL STORM, AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS