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Hurricane Eta Advisory Number   9
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL292020
400 PM EST Mon Nov 02 2020
 
...ETA BECOMES A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE AS CONDITIONS BEGIN TO 
DETERIORATE ALONG THE NORTHEASTERN COAST OF NICARAGUA...
...LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE, CATASTROPHIC WINDS, FLASH
FLOODING, AND LANDSLIDES EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
AMERICA...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 400 PM EST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.5N 82.3W
ABOUT 70 MI...110 KM ESE OF CABO GRACIAS A DIOS ON NIC/HON BORDER
ABOUT 80 MI...130 KM ENE OF PUERTO CABEZAS NICARAGUA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH...215 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WSW OR 255 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...948 MB...28.00 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
 
None.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
 
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for...
* The coast of Nicaragua from the Honduras/Nicaragua border to
Sandy Bay Sirpi
 
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* The northeastern coast of Honduras from Punta Patuca to the
Honduras/Nicaragua border
 
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...
* The northeastern coast of Honduras from Punta Patuca to the
Honduras/Nicaragua border
 
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...
* The northern coast of Honduras from west of Punta Patuca westward
to Punta Castilla
 
A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected
somewhere within the warning area, in this case within the next 12
hours or so.  Preparations to protect life and property should be 
completed.
 
A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are
expected somewhere within the warning area within 36 hours.
 
A Hurricane Watch means that hurricane conditions are possible
within the watch area.  A watch is typically issued 48 hours
before the anticipated first occurrence of tropical-storm-force
winds, conditions that make outside preparations difficult or
dangerous.
 
A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are
possible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours.
 
Interests elsewhere in Nicaragua and Honduras should monitor the
progress of this system.
 
For storm information specific to your area, please monitor
products issued by your national meteorological service.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 400 PM EST (2100 UTC), the center of Hurricane Eta was located
near latitude 14.5 North, longitude 82.3 West. Eta is moving toward
the west-southwest near 9 mph (15 km/h), and this general motion is 
expected to continue through early Tuesday.  A slower westward or 
west-northwestward motion is forecast to begin on Tuesday and 
continue through Thursday.  On the forecast track, the center 
of Eta is expected to make landfall along the coast of Nicaragua 
within the Hurricane Warning area tonight or early Tuesday.  The 
center of Eta is forecast to move farther inland over northern
Nicaragua through Wednesday night, and then move across central 
portions of Honduras on Thursday.
 
Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 130 mph (215 km/h) 
with higher gusts.  Eta is a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir- 
Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.  Additional strengthening is forecast 
until Eta reaches the coast of Nicaragua.  Weakening will begin 
after the system moves inland.
 
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 25 miles (35 km) from the
center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 125 miles
(205 km).
 
The estimated minimum central pressure is 948 mb (28.00 inches).
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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Key messages for Eta can be found in the Tropical Cyclone
Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT4 and WMO header
WTNT44 KNHC.
 
WIND:  Catastrophic wind damage is expected where Eta's eyewall
moves onshore within the Hurricane Warning area beginning tonight,
with tropical storm conditions beginning within the next few hours. 
Tropical storm conditions are expected in the Tropical Storm 
Warning area tonight, and hurricane conditions are possible in the
Hurricane Watch area by early Tuesday.  Tropical Storm conditions
are possible in the Tropical Storm Watch area by early Tuesday.
 
RAINFALL:  Eta is expected to produce the following rainfall amounts
through Friday evening:
 
Much of Nicaragua and Honduras: 15 to 25 inches (380 to 635 mm),
isolated amounts of 35 inches (890 mm).
 
Eastern Guatemala and Belize: 10 to 20 inches (255 to 510 mm),
isolated amounts of 25 inches (635 mm).
 
Portions of Panama and Costa Rica: 10 to 15 inches (255 to 380 mm),
isolated amounts of 25 inches (635 mm).
 
Jamaica and southeast Mexico: 5 to 10 inches (125 to 255 mm),
isolated amounts of 15 inches (380 mm) over southern areas.
 
El Salvador, Southern Haiti, and the Cayman Islands: 3 to 5 inches
(75 to 125 mm), isolated amounts of 10 inches (255 mm)
 
This rainfall will lead to catastrophic, life-threatening flash 
flooding and river flooding, along with landslides in areas of 
higher terrain of Central America.  Flash flooding and river 
flooding are also possible across Jamaica, southeast Mexico, El 
Salvador, southern Haiti, and the Cayman Islands.

STORM SURGE:  A dangerous storm surge will raise water levels by as
much as 12 to 18 feet above normal tide levels in areas of onshore
winds along the coast of Nicaragua within the hurricane warning
area, and 3 to 5 feet above normal tide levels along the coast of
Honduras within the tropical storm warning area.  Near the coast,
the surge will be accompanied by large and destructive waves.
 
SURF:  Swells generated by Eta are expected to affect portions of
the coast of Central America and the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico
during the next few days.  These swells are likely to cause
life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.  Please consult
products from your local weather office.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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Next intermediate advisory at 700 PM EST.
Next complete advisory at 1000 PM EST.
 
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Forecaster Brown/Berg
 
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