Nana is Rapidly Weakening Over Northern Guatemala & Southeastern Mexico

SUMMARY OF 1000 AM CDT…1500 UTC…INFORMATION

LOCATION…16.4N 90.3W
ABOUT 125 MI…200 KM N OF GUATEMALA CITY GUATEMALA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…45 MPH…75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…W OR 260 DEGREES AT 15 MPH…24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…1004 MB…29.65 INCHES

WATCHES AND WARNINGS

There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.

DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

At 1000 AM CDT (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Nana was located near latitude 16.4 North, longitude 90.3 West. Nana is moving toward the west near 15 mph (24 km/h), and a westward to west-southwestward motion is expected through Friday night. On the forecast track, the center of Nana will move over northern Guatemala and southeastern Mexico today and tonight, then move over the Gulf of Tehuantepec on Friday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph (75 km/h) with higher gusts. Continued rapid weakening is forecast, and Nana will likely become a remnant low on Friday.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km) from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1004 MB (29.65 inches).

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

WIND: Tropical storm conditions will continue near the center of Nana for a few more hours.

STORM SURGE: Water levels along the Belize coast will gradually subside today.

RAINFALL: Nana is expected to produce the following rainfall accumulations through Friday:

Central to western Guatemala and the Mexican state of Chiapas: 3 to 6 inches, isolated totals of 8 inches.

These rainfall amounts may produce life-threatening flash floods and mudslides.

SURF: Swells generated by Nana affecting portions of the coasts of the northwestern Caribbean Sea should subside today.

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