...CRISTOBAL ABOUT TO MAKE LANDFALL ON THE COAST OF MEXICO...
...HEAVY RAINFALL AND LIFE-THREATENING FLOODING THREAT CONTINUES...
BULLETIN
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL032020
700 AM CDT Wed Jun 03 2020
SUMMARY OF 700 AM CDT...1200 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.8N 92.1W
ABOUT 25 MI...40 KM NW OF CIUDAD DEL CARMEN MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...SE OR 140 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...994 MB...29.35 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
None.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Campeche to Puerto de Veracruz
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 700 AM CDT (1200 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Cristobal was located by an Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft near latitude 18.8 North, longitude 92.1 West. Cristobal is moving toward the southeast near 3 mph (6 km/h), and this general motion is expected to continue this morning, followed by a turn toward the east this afternoon. A motion toward the north-northeast and north is expected on Thursday and Friday. On the forecast track, the center will cross the southern Bay of Campeche coast later today and move inland over eastern Mexico tonight and Thursday. The center is forecast to move back over the Bay of Campeche Thursday night and Friday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph (95 km/h) with higher gusts. Gradual weakening is forecast while the center remains inland, but restrengthening is expected after Cristobal moves back over water Thursday night and Friday.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 km) from the center.
The minimum central pressure reported by an Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft is 994 mb (29.35 inches).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL: Cristobal is expected to produce the following rain accumulations through Friday night:
Mexican states of Campeche, northern Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, and Yucatan...10 to 20 inches, isolated 25 inches.
Mexican state of southern Chiapas...15 to 20 inches, isolated 25 inches.
Mexican states of Veracruz and Oaxaca...5 to 10 inches.
Southern Guatemala...Additional 15 to 20 inches, isolated storm total amounts of 35 inches dating back to Saturday, May 30th.
El Salvador...Additional 10 to 15 inches, isolated storm total amounts of 35 inches dating back to Saturday, May 30th.
Belize and Honduras...3 to 6 inches, isolated 10 inches.
Rainfall in all of these areas may produce life-threatening flash floods and mudslides.
WIND: Tropical storm conditions are affecting the coast within portions of the warning area.
