WTNT35 KNHC 022356 RRA TCPAT5 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM EARL INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 2A NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052016 800 PM EDT TUE AUG 02 2016 ...EARL STRENGTHENING... SUMMARY OF 800 PM EDT...0000 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...16.4N 82.3W ABOUT 395 MI...640 KM E OF BELIZE CITY MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...996 MB...29.59 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY: NONE. 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 ------------------------------ AT 800 PM EDT (0000 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.4 NORTH, LONGITUDE 82.3 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 ISLANDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, AND THEN BE VERY NEAR THE BELIZE COAST EARLY THURSDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH (95 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST, AND EARL COULD BE=