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#306412 (Received by flhurricane at: 9:55 AM 06.Nov.2009) TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION IDA ADVISORY NUMBER 9 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL112009 1000 AM EST FRI NOV 06 2009 ...IDA MOVING OVER EASTERN HONDURAS... AT 10 AM EST...1500 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF HONDURAS HAS DISCONTINUED THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR THE COAST OF HONDURAS FROM THE NICARAGUA/HONDURAS BORDER TO LIMON. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. AT 1000 AM EST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION IDA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.0 WEST OR ABOUT 55 MILES... 85 KM...WEST OF CABO GRACIAS A DIOS ON THE NICARAGUA/HONDURAS BORDER. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST EXPECTED TOMORROW. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF IDA SHOULD MOVE ACROSS EASTERN HONDURAS TODAY AND EMERGE INTO THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST TODAY...BUT SOME RESTRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED AFTER THE CENTER MOVES BACK OVER WATER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES. THE RAINFALL THREAT ASSOCIATED WITH IDA IS DIMINISHING OVER EASTERN NICARAGUA AND EASTERN HONDURAS. IDA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER EASTERN HONDURAS WITH ISOLATED HEAVIER TOTALS OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. THESE RAINS COULD PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH IDEA MAY BEGIN TO AFFECT EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA ON SATURDAY. ...SUMMARY OF 1000 AM EST INFORMATION... LOCATION...15.0N 84.0W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTH OR 360 DEGREES AT 7 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 400 PM EST. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE/FRANKLIN |