WTNT25 KNHC 021556 RRA

TCMAT5



TROPICAL STORM EARL SPECIAL FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   1

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL052016

1600 UTC TUE AUG 02 2016



CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...



THE GOVERNMENTS OF MEXICO AND BELIZE HAVE ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM

WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH FOR THE EAST COAST OF THE YUCATAN

PENINSULA FROM PUNTA ALLEN...MEXICO SOUTHWARD TO THE BELIZE/

GUATEMALA BORDER.



THE GOVERNMENT OF HONDURAS HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING

FOR THE ENTIRE NORTH COAST OF HONDURAS FROM CABO GRACIAS A DIOS

WESTWARD TO THE HONDURAS/GUATEMALA BORDER INCLUDING THE BAY ISLANDS.



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...



A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. PUNTA ALLEN...MEXICO SOUTHWARD TO THE BELIZE/GUATEMALA

BORDER.



A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. CABO GRACIAS A DIOS WESTWARD TO THE HONDURAS/GUATEMALA BORDER

INCLUDING THE BAY ISLANDS.



A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. EAST COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FROM PUNTA ALLEN...MEXICO

SOUTHWARD TO THE BELIZE/GUATEMALA BORDER.



A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE

EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS.



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.



TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 16.3N  80.2W AT 02/1600Z

POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  60 NM



PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT  19 KT



ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1001 MB=