PLEASE NOTE TAMPA/SEAPORT MANATEE ARE IN CONDITION X-RAY – ALL VESSELS MUST MAKE PREPERATIONS TO DEPART IF/WHEN YANKEE IS ANNOUNCED.  VESSELS WANTING TO REMAIN IN PORT, MUST SEND A REQUEST TO USCG.

 

Due to the possibility of gale force winds (34-47 knots) entering the Tampa Bay area within 48 hours, the Captain of the Port (COTP) is ordering Port Condition X-RAY for the ports of Tampa, St. Petersburg, Manatee, and Ft. Myers effective on September 23, 2024 at 1230 (12:30 p.m.). A system of low pressure located near the Yucatan Channel continues to gradually become better organized. The COTP will continue to evaluate weather predictions.

 

Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine Intermediate Advisory Number 1A

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL092024

200 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024

 

...AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTERS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THE DISTURBANCE......TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS AND HURRICANE WATCHES IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF MEXICO AND CUBA...

 

SUMMARY OF 200 PM EDT...1800 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...17.9N 81.9W

ABOUT 110 MI...175 KM SSW OF GRAND CAYMAN

ABOUT 340 MI...545 KM SE OF THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH...45 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 350 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 INCHES

 

WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

 

None.

 

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

 

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...

* Cabo Catoche to Tulum, Mexico

* Cuban province of Pinar del Rio

 

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...

* Rio Lagartos to Tulum, Mexico

* Cuban provinces of Artemisa, and Pinar del Rio, and the Isle of Youth