WTNT35 KNHC 041435 RRA TCPAT5 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM EARL ADVISORY NUMBER 9 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052016 1000 AM CDT THU AUG 04 2016 ...EARL RAPIDLY WEAKENING OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN OF NORTHERN GUATEMALA... SUMMARY OF 1000 AM CDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...17.2N 89.9W ABOUT 115 MI...185 KM W OF BELIZE CITY MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 265 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...990 MB...29.24 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY: THE GOVERNMENT OF BELIZE HAS DISCONTINUED ALL COASTAL WARNINGS. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. INTERESTS ALONG THE SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF EARL. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA, PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 1000 AM CDT (1500 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EARL WAS LOCATED WELL INLAND NEAR LATITUDE 17.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 89.9 WEST. EARL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH (19 KM/H), AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, EARL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN GUATEMALA AND SOUTHEASTERN MEXICO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH (85 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AS THE CENTER MOVES OVER HIGH TERRAIN, AND EARL IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION BY TONIGHT.=