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SUMMARY
 
Chantal emerged in the Atlantic on Wed., August 15, as Tropical Depression 4, and moved 
quickly toward the Windward Islands. On Thursday morning the system was upgraded to a 
tropical storm, then downgraded to a tropical wave by the afternoon. On Fri., August 17, 
Chantal re-formed and became a strong tropical storm, pelting islands in the northwest 
Caribbean near Jamaica with wind and rain over the weekend. On Mon., August 20, Tropical 
Storm Chantal made landfall at Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Chantal became a depression 
on Tues., and dissipated as it moved inland on Wed., August 22.

Tropical Storm Chantal reached highest sustained winds of 65mph and a lowest central 
pressure of 994MB.

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255 
 WTNT34 KNHC 221512
 TCPAT4
 BULLETIN
 TROPICAL DEPRESSION CHANTAL ADVISORY NUMBER  28
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
 10 AM CDT WED AUG 22 2001
 
 ...CORRECT SPELLING OF RESERVE IN SECOND PARAGRAPH...
  
 ...CHANTAL RE-LOCATED AND DISSIPATING... 
  
 AT 10 AM CDT...1500 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS DISCONTINUED
 ALL WARNINGS AND WATCHES FOR THE MEXICAN GULF COAST.  INTERESTS
 IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SHOULD MAINTAIN PRECAUTIONS UNTIL WINDS AND
 SEAS SUBSIDE.
  
 AT 10 AM CDT...1500Z...DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE
 HUNTER AIRCRAFT AND VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATED THAT THE
 POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION CHANTAL WAS NEAR
 LATITUDE 17.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.5 WEST OR ABOUT 30 MILES...45 
 KM...SOUTHEAST OF VILLAHERMOSA MEXICO.
  
 CHANTAL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 
 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 12 TO
 24 HOURS.  THIS MOTION SHOULD KEEP THE CENTER OF THE CYCLONE OVER
 LAND.
  
 MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  30 MPH... 45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
 GUSTS...MAINLY OVER THE WATER TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER. CHANTAL IS 
 NOW EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE OVER LAND DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.
  
 ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES.
  
 EVEN THOUGH CHANTAL IS DISSIPATING...THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINS
 CONTINUES OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA.
 ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
 AREAS...WHICH COULD PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD
 SLIDES.
  
 REPEATING THE 10 AM CDT POSITION...17.7 N... 92.5 W.  MOVEMENT
 TOWARD...WEST SOUTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
 WINDS... 30 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1009 MB.
  
 FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
 PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
  
 THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
 CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM UNLESS REGENERATION OCCURS.
  
 FORECASTER BEVEN

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249 
WTNT34 KNHC 211153
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  23A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
7 AM CDT TUE AUG 21 2001

...CHANTAL RESUMES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION ACROSS YUCATAN...

A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM BELIZE CITY NORTHWARD TO
CANCUN...AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF
COASTAL BELIZE...AND FOR THE EAST COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
FROM THE MEXICO/BELIZE BORDER NORTHWARD TO CANCUN.  A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COAST OF THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA FROM PROGRESO TO CARMEN.
 
AT 7 AM CDT...1200Z...SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND RADAR REPORTS 
INDICATE THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL WAS LOCATED NEAR 
LATITUDE 18.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE  88.8 WEST OR ABOUT 35 MILES...
55 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF CHETUMAL MEXICO.
 
CHANTAL IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH.  A
CONTINUED WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION AT AN INCREASED FORWARD SPEED
IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  ON THIS TRACK...CHANTAL WOULD 
EMERGE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO BY WEDNESDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  60 MPH...95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  CHANTAL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WEAKENING AS IT CROSSES THE 
YUCATAN PENINSULA TODAY. 
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES
...280 KM...MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES.

STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 3 FEET...ACCOMPANIED BY BATTERING
WAVES...IS POSSIBLE NEAR AND NORTH OF THE BELIZE/MEXICO BORDER 
TODAY. IN ADDITION...STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE 
ALONG PORTIONS OF THE GULF COAST OF YUCATAN BY LATE TODAY AND ON 
WEDNESDAY.

RAINFALL TOTALS OF 15 TO 20 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS... 
ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND NEAR THE PATH OF CHANTAL.  LOCALIZED FLOODING 
...ESPECIALLY NEAR COASTAL AREAS...CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY.
 
REPEATING THE 7 AM CDT POSITION...18.4 N... 88.8 W.  MOVEMENT...
WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 60 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 10 AM CDT.
 
FORECASTER BEVEN

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782 
WTNT34 KNHC 200844
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL ADVISORY NUMBER  19
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM EDT MON AUG 20 2001

...CHANTAL CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARD THE YUCATAN PENINSULA 
AND BELIZE...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF COASTAL
BELIZE...AND FOR THE EAST COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FROM
THE MEXICO/BELIZE BORDER NORTHWARD TO CANCUN.  A HURRICANE WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM BELIZE CITY NORTHWARD TO CANCUN.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS.
HOWEVER...WARNINGS MAY BE DISCONTINUED FOR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS LATER 
TODAY.
 
AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM 
CHANTAL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE  84.8 WEST 
OR ABOUT 245 MILES...395 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CHETUMAL MEXICO. 
THIS LOCATION IS ALSO JUST WEST OF SWAN ISLAND.
 
CHANTAL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH
...24 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE 
FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES
...325 KM...MAINLY TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES.
 
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN
MOUNTAINOUS AREAS...ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE PATH OF CHANTAL.
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...17.3 N... 84.8 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 65 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 8 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 AM EDT.
 
FORECASTER STEWART

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497 
WTNT34 KNHC 190843
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL ADVISORY NUMBER  15
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM EDT SUN AUG 19 2001

...CHANTAL SLOWS DOWN AND STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY AS IT BECOMES 
BETTER ORGANIZED...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR JAMAICA AND THE
CAYMAN ISLANDS.  A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR
BELIZE...AND FOR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FROM CHETUMAL TO CANCUN.
 
AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA HAS DISCONTINUED
THE HURRICANE WATCH FOR ALL OF JAMAICA.
 
AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE  78.6 WEST OR 
ABOUT OR ABOUT 315 MILES...505 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE CAYMAN 
ISLANDS.  THIS IS ALSO ABOUT 205 MILES...330 KM...SOUTHWEST OF 
KINGSTON JAMAICA.
 
CHANTAL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH ...19 KM/HR...
AND A GENERAL MOTION TOWARD THE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED 
FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS OR SO.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND 
CHANTAL COULD BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY OR EARLY MONDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145 MILES
...230 KM...MAINLY NORTH AND EAST FROM THE CENTER. 

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  994 MB...29.35 INCHES.

RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN
MOUNTAINOUS AREAS...ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE PATH OF CHANTAL. 

REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...15.5 N... 78.6 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 12 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 65 MPH.  
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 994 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 8 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 AM EDT.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
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453 
WTNT34 KNHC 180843
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL ADVISORY NUMBER  11
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM AST SAT AUG 18 2001

...CHANTAL CONTINUING QUICKLY WESTWARD...HURRICANE WARNINGS FOR
JAMAICA...

AT 5 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA HAS ISSUED A
HURRICANE WARNING FOR JAMAICA.  A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS.
 
AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE  71.3 WEST OR ABOUT
425 MILES...685 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KINGSTON JAMAICA.  THIS IS
ALSO ABOUT 275 MILES...440 KM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF SANTO DOMINGO IN
THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
 
CHANTAL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 23 MPH...37 KM/HR...AND A
GENERAL WEST TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TO FOR THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  60 MPH... 95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND
CHANTAL COULD BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY OR SUNDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES
...185 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES.

RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3-5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN
MOUNTAINOUS AREAS...ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE PATH OF CHANTAL.

ALL INTERESTS IN THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA SHOULD MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF THIS STORM. 
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...14.8 N... 71.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 23 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 60 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 8 AM AST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 AM
AST.
 
FORECASTER BEVEN
 

865 
WTNT34 KNHC 180852
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL ADVISORY NUMBER  11
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM AST SAT AUG 18 2001

...CORRECTED MOTION FORECAST SECTION...

...CHANTAL CONTINUING QUICKLY WESTWARD...HURRICANE WARNINGS FOR
JAMAICA...

AT 5 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA HAS ISSUED A
HURRICANE WARNING FOR JAMAICA.  A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS.
 
AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE  71.3 WEST OR ABOUT
425 MILES...685 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KINGSTON JAMAICA.  THIS IS
ALSO ABOUT 275 MILES...440 KM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF SANTO DOMINGO IN
THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
 
CHANTAL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 23 MPH...37 KM/HR...AND A
GENERAL WEST TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  60 MPH... 95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND
CHANTAL COULD BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY OR SUNDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES
...185 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES.

RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN
MOUNTAINOUS AREAS...ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE PATH OF CHANTAL.

ALL INTERESTS IN THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA SHOULD MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF THIS STORM. 
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...14.8 N... 71.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 23 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 60 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 8 AM AST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 AM
AST.
 
FORECASTER BEVEN

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016 
WTNT34 KNHC 171453
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION CHANTAL ADVISORY NUMBER  8
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM AST FRI AUG 17 2001
 
...CHANTAL REFORMS IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA... 
  
AN AIR FORCE PLANE FOUND A SMALL CLOSED CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH 
THE REMNANTS OF CHANTAL AND ADVISORIES ARE BEING RESUMED.
   
AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE POORLY DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL
DEPRESSION CHANTAL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.2 NORTH...
LONGITUDE 65.2 WEST OR ABOUT 365 MILES...590 KM...  SOUTH OF SAN
JUAN PUERTO RICO.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 26 MPH ...43 
KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 
HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. CHANTAL COULD REGAIN TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH LATER TODAY OR 
SATURDAY.
 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WAS 1010 
MB...29.83 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...13.2 N...  65.2 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 26 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...  35 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1010 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
5 PM AST.

FORECASTER AVILA
 
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132 
WTNT34 KNHC 161135
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 4A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
8 AM AST THU AUG 16 2001

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION BECOMES CHANTAL...THIRD TROPICAL STORM OF THE 
SEASON...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR BARBADOS AND ST. VINCENT 
...AND ST. LUCIA.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GRENADINES AND DOMINICA.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED FOR MARTINIQUE LATER
THIS MORNING.

EARLY VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE DEPRESSION HAS
STRENGTHENED AND HAS BECOME TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL.  AT 8 AM AST...
1200Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 12.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 54.0 WEST OR ABOUT 370 MILES...595
KM...EAST OF BARBADOS IN THE WINDWARD ISLANDS.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 28 MPH...44 KM/HR...
AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24
HOURS.  THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE CENTER NEAR THE WINDWARD
ISLANDS TONIGHT.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH 
HIGHER GUSTS.  CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR STRENGTHENING...AND 
CHANTAL COULD BECOME A HURRICANE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. AN AIR 
FORCE RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WILL BE IN THE AREA LATER TODAY.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.
 
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS...ARE LIKELY NEAR THE PATH OF CHANTAL.
 
REPEATING THE 8 AM AST POSITION...12.9 N... 54.0 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 28 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 AM AST.

FORECASTER AVILA


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