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TROPICAL STORM EARL INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   4A

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL052016

800 AM EDT WED AUG 03 2016



...EARL ALMOST A HURRICANE...

...HURRICANE WARNINGS ISSUED FOR THE BAY ISLANDS OF HONDURAS...





SUMMARY OF 800 AM EDT...1200 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...16.3N 84.4W

ABOUT 120 MI...195 KM E OF ISLA ROATAN HONDURAS

ABOUT 265 MI...425 KM ESE OF BELIZE CITY BELIZE

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...989 MB...29.20 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:



THE GOVERNMENT OF HONDURAS HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE

BAY ISLANDS.



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:



A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. PUERTO COSTA MAYA, MEXICO, SOUTHWARD TO THE BELIZE/GUATEMALA

BORDER.

. BAY ISLANDS, HONDURAS.



A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. NORTH COAST OF HONDURAS FROM CABO GRACIAS A DIOS WESTWARD TO THE

HONDURAS/GUATEMALA BORDER.

. NORTH OF PUERTO COSTA MAYA TO PUNTA ALLEN, MEXICO.



A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED

SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA, IN THIS CASE WITHIN THE NEXT 24

HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO

COMPLETION.



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 AM EDT (1200 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EARL WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.3 NORTH, LONGITUDE 84.4 WEST.  EARL IS=