Tropical Storm Carlotta strengthens in the Pacific
MIAMI (AP) – Tropical Storm Carlotta has strengthened somewhat in the Pacific south of Mexico and is expected to become a hurricane.
Carlotta's maximum sustained winds rose Thursday to 50 mph. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says further strengthening is forecast and Carlotta is expected to become a hurricane by the time it reaches Mexico's southern coast Friday.
A hurricane watch is in effect for Mexico's Pacific coast from Barra de Tonala to Punta Maldonado.
The tropical storm was centered at 8 p.m. EDT Thursday about 275 miles south-southeast of Puerto Angel, Mexico, and about 490 miles southeast of Acapulco, Mexico. It is moving north-northwest near 10 mph.
Tropical storm-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles from the storm's center.
This baby is ripe for HAARP Endothermic steering and enhancement. All the conditions are right for a killer storm
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CARLOTTA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.7 WEST. CARLOTTA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/H. A GRADUAL
TURN TO THE NORTHWEST IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.
ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF CARLOTTA SHOULD MOVE NEAR OR
OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN MEXICO FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 65 MPH...100
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CARLOTTA IS FORECAST TO BECOME A
HURRICANE ON FRIDAY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM
FROM THE CENTER. SATELLITE IMAGES SHOW A STRONG RAINBAND IN THE GULF
OF TEHUANTEPEC ALREADY APPROACHING THE COAST. THIS RAINBAND WILL
LIKELY BRING HEAVY SQUALLS LATER TONIGHT.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 994 MB...29.35 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND...HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE HURRICANE
WARNING AREA BY FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
EXPECTED BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE HURRICANE WATCH AREA FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY.
STORM SURGE...A DANGEROUS STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.
NEAR THE COAST...THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND
DESTRUCTIVE WAVES.
RAINFALL...CARLOTTA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 3-5 INCHES...75-125 MM...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM
AMOUNTS OF 10-12 INCHES...250-300 MM...OVER THE MEXICAN STATES OF
GUERRERO...OAXACA...CHIAPAS...AS WELL AS OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION
OF GUATEMALA. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS
AND MUDSLIDES.
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