BELIZE WEATHER BUREAU
NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE


GENERAL WEATHER FORECAST
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DATE: 22 AUG. 2001
TIME: 06:00am
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GENERAL SITUATION: TROPICAL DEPRESSION CHANTAL NEAR
18.7N /91.6W OR ABOUT 20mls. E-NE OF CUIDAD DEL CARMEN MEXICO.
MOVEMENT WEST AT 8mph, MAX WINDS 30mph.
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24HR FORECAST: CONTINUING CLOUDY SKIES WITH SOME OUTBREAKS
OF SHOWERS,THUNDERSTORMS AND PERIODS OF RAIN DEVELOPING BUT
MAINLY OVER NORTHERN REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY.


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WINDS: EAST to SOUTHEAST at 12 to 24kts.(higher gusts near
thunderstorms)
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SEAS: ROUGH!!! a SMALL CRAFT WARNING remains in effect.
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OUTLOOK: GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IN WEATHER CONDITIONS THRU
THURS AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.
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TEMPERATURES:
HIGHS(TODAY) COASTAL 31C/88F INLAND 33C/92F
LOWS(TONIGHT) COASTAL 25C/77F INLAND 22C/72F
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TIDES:
HIGH- 12:25pm LOW- 6:20am
HIGH- 12:46am LOW- 6:48pm
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SUNRISE- 5:39am MOONSET- 9:24pm Tropical wave moving thru the lesser
antilles has become better organized and could form a
depression during the next 24hrs.
SUNSET- 6:15pm MOONRISE- 9:12am