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hatrack

(59,578 posts)
Fri Nov 13, 2020, 12:34 PM Nov 2020

Say hello to our newest visitor, Tropical Depression #31

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WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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There are no coastal watches or warning in effect.

Interests in Nicaragua and Honduras should monitor the progress of
this system. A Hurricane Watch may be required for a portion of
that area tonight.


DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 1000 AM EST (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression
Thirty-One was located near latitude 14.2 North, longitude 74.3
West. The depression is moving toward the west-southwest near 7 mph
(11 km/h) and this motion is expected to continue through early
Saturday. A westward to west-northwestward motion at a slightly
faster forward speed is expected to begin by late Saturday and
continue through early Monday. On the forecast track, the system
will move across the central Caribbean Sea during the next day or
so, and approach the coasts of Nicaragua and northeastern Honduras
late Sunday and Monday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts.
The depression is forecast to strengthen into a tropical storm
later today or tonight. Additional strengthening is likely over
the weekend, and the system could be near major hurricane strength
when it approaches Central America.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1007 mb (29.74 inches).

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https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at1.shtml?start#contents

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