BERYL WEAKENS TO A DEPRESSION—ALL WARNINGS DISCONTINUED
ALBERTO LOOPING IN THE ATLANTIC

Tropical Depression Once Tropical Storm Beryl

August 15, 2000 — The government of Mexico discontinued all remaining warnings.

As of 11 a.m. EDT, the center of the tropical depression was located about 120 miles northwest of La Pesca, Mexico. (near latitude 25.0 north and longitude 99.0 west) (Click image for latest NOAA satellite image.

The depression is moving toward the west northwest near 9 mph, and this motion is expected to continue for the next 24 hours.

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph with higher gusts. Beryl is expected to dissipate within the next 12-24 hours.

Rainfall amounts of 5 to 10 inches are expected along and north of the path of Beryl in northern Mexico. These rains could produce life-threatening flash floods and mud slides over mountainous areas.

Storm surge flooding along the coast of northeast Mexico will subside today.

TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO

As of 11 a.m. EDT, the center of Tropical Storm Alberto was located about 545 miles west of the westernmost Azores. (near latitude 36.9 north, longitude 38.6 west)

Alberto is moving toward the south near 10 mph. Alberto is expected to turn toward the southwest over the next 24 hours.

Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph with higher gusts. Little change in strength is forecast during the next 24 hours.

Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 230 miles from the center.

The next advisories will be issued by NOAA's National Hurricane Center at 5 p.m. EDT.

NOAA's National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, updates its forecasts four times a day at 5 a.m., 11 a.m., 5 p.m., and 11 p.m. EDT. Click here for a menu of NOAA satellite imagery.

The complete Atlantic Hurricane August Outlook may be found on the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (Climate Prediction Center) Web site.

Current advisories on individual tropical cyclones are found at NOAA's National Hurricane Center Web site.

Relevant Web Sites
NOAA's National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla. — Track the hurricane and get the latest forecasts

Hurricanes: Nature's Greatest Storms — Latest satellite imagery, archived images of past hurricanes

Daily Satellite Images of Tropical Events

NOAA's Visualization Lab — 3-D imagery of latest storms

NOAA Weather Radio

NOAA Weather Radio: For Anytime Severe Weather Strikes

Media Contacts:
Frank Lepore, NOAA's National Hurricane Center in Miami, (305) 229-4404 or NOAA's National Weather Service headquarters in Silver Spring, Md. at (301) 713-0622.

 

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