WTNT21 KNHC 221440 RRA

TCMAT1



TROPICAL STORM OTTO FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   7

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL162016

1500 UTC TUE NOV 22 2016



CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...



THE GOVERNMENTS OF NICARAGUA AND COSTA RICA HAVE ISSUED A HURRICANE

WATCH FROM THE COSTA RICA/PANAMA BORDER TO SOUTH OF BLUEFIELDS

NICARAGUA.



THE WEATHER SERVICE OF PANAMA HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING

FOR PANAMA FROM NARGANA TO COLON AND A TROPICAL STORM WATCH FROM

WEST OF COLON TO THE COSTA RICA/PANAMA BORDER.



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...



A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. COSTA RICA/PANAMA BORDER TO SOUTH OF BLUEFIELDS



A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. NARGANA TO COLON



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. SAN ANDRES

. WEST OF COLON TO THE COSTA RICA/PANAMA BORDER



A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE

WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.  A WATCH IS TYPICALLY ISSUED 48 HOURS

BEFORE THE ANTICIPATED FIRST OCCURRENCE OF TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE

WINDS...CONDITIONS THAT MAKE OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS DIFFICULT OR

DANGEROUS.



A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE

EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...IN THIS CASE DURING

THE DAY TODAY.



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE

POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS.



INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN NICARAGUA...COSTA RICA...AND PROVIDENCIA

ISLAND SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF OTTO.



TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 10.4N  79.2W AT 22/1500Z

POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  10 NM



PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH OR 360 DEGREES AT   0 KT=