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TROPICAL STORM EARL ADVISORY NUMBER   2

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL052016

500 PM EDT TUE AUG 02 2016



...TROPICAL STORM EARL EXPECTED TO PASS NEAR THE HONDURAS BAY

ISLANDS ON ITS WAY TO BELIZE...





SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...16.4N 81.5W

ABOUT 200 MI...325 KM S OF GRAND CAYMAN

ABOUT 450 MI...725 KM E OF BELIZE CITY

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB...29.59 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:



THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS HAS DISCONTINUED THE

TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR THE CAYMAN 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.

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

INCLUDING THE BAY ISLANDS.



A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

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



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 500 PM EDT (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EARL WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.4 NORTH, LONGITUDE 81.5 WEST. EARL IS

MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 16 MPH (26 KM/H), AND THIS GENERAL

MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.  ON THIS TRACK,

THE CORE OF EARL IS EXPECTED TO PASS JUST NORTH OF THE HONDURAS BAY=