Chantal has degenerated into a tropical wave with no center of circulation, but it still has the potential to produce heavy rain and gusty winds in the Caribbean and Florida. The National Hurricane Center has ceased issuing advisories on the storm.
BULLETIN REMNANTS OF CHANTAL ADVISORY NUMBER 12 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032013 500 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013 ...CHANTAL DEGENERATED INTO A WAVE... ...COULD STILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS... SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...16.5N 73.7W ABOUT 230 MI...370 KM ESE OF KINGSTON JAMAICA ABOUT 260 MI...415 KM S OF THE EASTERN TIP OF CUBA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 23 MPH...37 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1012 MB...29.88 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY... THE GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAVE DISCONTINUED ALL THE REMAINING TROPICAL STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... THERE ARE NO COASTAL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS OR WATCHES IN EFFECT. INTERESTS IN EASTERN CUBA...JAMIACA AND THE BAHAMAS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THE REMNANTS OF CHANTAL. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ DATA FROM A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE INDICATE THAT CHANTAL HAS DEGENERATED INTO A TROPICAL WAVE. AT 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...THE REMNANTS OF CHANTAL WERE LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.5 NORTH... LONGITUDE 73.7 WEST. THE REMNANTS OF CHANTAL ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD OVER JAMAICA AND EASTERN CUBA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...INTO THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS AND OVER OR NEAR THE FLORIDA PENINSULA BY FRIDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WAVE ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS COVER A LARGE AREA OVER THE WATERS MAINLY SOUTH OF HISPANIOLA. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1012 MB...29.88 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- WIND...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS COULD STILL AFFECT HAITI AND EASTERN CUBA DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. STORM SURGE...LOCALIZED COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH COAST OF HISPANIOLA. RAINFALL...THE REMNANTS OF CHANTAL ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER HISPANIOLA...JAMAICA... CENTRAL AND EASTERN CUBA...AND THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS. ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF HISPANIOLA. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM. FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE REMNANTS OF CHANTAL WILL BE CONTAINED IN THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOKS...AND IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFAT1 AND WMO HEADER FZNT01 KWBC.
