...TROPICAL STORM JULIA 1100 PM EDT UPDATE...

 

THERE IS NO REASON FOR JULIA NOT TO STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE AS IT TRACKS TOWARD THE NICARAGUA COAST.  UPPER LEVEL WINDS ARE FAVORABLE IN THIS AREA OF THE CARIBBEAN.

SATELLITE REVIEW SHOWS THAT JULIA CONTINUES TO ORGANIZE.  A SYMMETRICAL BURST OF COLD CLOUD TOPS A SIGN THAT JULIA IS STRENGTHENING. 

RTW

...JULIA EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES QUICKLY WESTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA... ...LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES POSSIBLE FROM HEAVY RAINS OVER CENTRAL AMERICA THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

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11:00 PM EDT Fri Oct 7
Location: 12.8°N 76.1°W
Moving: W at 17 mph
Min pressure: 999 mb
Max sustained: 45 mph