This disturbance will produce a terrific amount of rain across Central America that will trigger flash floods and mudslides. Local rainfall amounts up

The center of Hurricane Omar will come very close to St. Croix in the Virgin Islands Wednesday night. There, wind gusts will exceed 80 mph and rainfall may

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AP - Omar strengthened into a hurricane and took aim at the Virgin Islands on Wednesday after drenching the southeastern Caribbean.

Reuters - Hurricane Omar strengthened on Wednesday as it bore down on Puerto Rico and the small islands of the northeastern Caribbean, and could be a "major" storm by the time it reaches them, U.S. forecasters said.

AFP - Hurricane Omar moved toward the Virgin Islands on Wednesday, gaining power as warnings were issued across the Caribbean over the latest storm.

Tropical depression 16 will slowly organize on Wednesday as it moves slowly west, along or just north

The National Hurricane Center has issued Public Advisory #4 for Tropical Depression SIXTEEN:

…DEPRESSION MOVING SLOWLY WESTWARD ALONG THE HONDURAS COAST…

AT 8 AM EDT…1200 UTC…A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WHOLE HONDURAS COAST FROM THE HONDURAS/NICARAGUA BORDER WESTWARD TO THE GUATEMALA/HONDURAS BORDER. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

A TROPICAL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST COAST OF GUATEMALA AND FOR SOUTHERN BELIZE FROM BELIZE CITY SOUTHWARD TO THE GUATEMALA BORDER. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA…GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA…INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS…PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 800 AM EDT…1200Z…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.0 NORTH…LONGITUDE 84.2 WEST OR ABOUT 95 MILES…150 KM…EAST OF LIMON HONDURAS AND ABOUT 285 MILES…460 KM…EAST OF MONKEY RIVER TOWN BELIZE.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 3 MPH…5 KM/HR. A GENERAL WESTWARD MOTION IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS TRACK…THE CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO MOVE VERY NEAR THE NORTHERN COAST OF HONDURAS DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. ANY DEVIATION TO THE SOUTH OF THE FORECAST TRACK WOULD BRING THE CENTER INLAND OVER HONDURAS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH…45 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST AND THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB…29.68 INCHES.

THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER NORTHEASTERN NICARAGUA…NORTHERN HONDURAS… BELIZE…GUATEMALA…AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNTS UP TO 15 INCHES. THESE RAINS COULD PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.

REPEATING THE 800 AM EDT POSITION…16.0 N…84.2 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD…WEST NEAR 3 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…30 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…1005 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 AM EDT.



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Upper-level steering winds across North America and the western Atlantic will protect the Gulf of Mexico coast and southeastern U.S. coast from the two