Friday Morning Update
Sara bringing heavy rainfall

Sara is a slow moving, fairly disorganized system near the north coast of Honduras. Despite this, very heavy rainfall is associated with this tropical cyclone which continues to cause flash flooding and mudslides.


The Weather Situation
SUMMARY OF 600 AM CST...1200 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.1N 85.5W
ABOUT 40 MI...60 KM SE OF ISLA GUANAJA HONDURAS
ABOUT 205 MI...330 KM ESE OF BELIZE CITY
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...80 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB...29.47 INCHES

Tropicast: IR Satellite RAMMB / CIRA Slider Friday Morning


Tropical Weather Forecast:
Sara will continue inland into Central America producing very heavy rainfall over Honduras, Belize, northern / eastern Guatemala and the Yucatan of Mexico.

Friday Afternoon Update
Sara continues to produce flooding rainfall

Sara is north of the northern coast of Honduras and south of Roatan island in the Gulf of Honduras. Banding has improved today with very heavy rainfall, especially in bands offshore of Belize and over the eastern Yucatan of Mexico.


The Weather Situation
SUMMARY OF 1200 PM CST...1800 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.1N 86.1W
ABOUT 30 MI...50 KM SSW OF ISLA GUANAJA HONDURAS
ABOUT 170 MI...270 KM SE OF BELIZE CITY
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 2 MPH...4 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...997 MB...29.44 INCHES

Tropicast: Visible Satellite RAMMB / CIRA Slider Friday Afternoon


Tropicast: IR Satellite RAMMB / CIRA Slider Friday Afternoon


Tropical Weather Forecast:
Sara will continue inland into Central America producing very heavy rainfall over Honduras, Belize, northern / eastern Guatemala and the Yucatan of Mexico.

Saturday Late Afternoon Update
Sara rainfall continues

Sara continues to move slowly and bring catastrophic rainfall. Northern Honduras may have seen over 30 inches of rain from Sara. IR satellite imagery shows the heaviest convection over Belize.


The Weather Situation
SUMMARY OF 300 PM CST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.4N 87.0W
ABOUT 25 MI...45 KM WNW OF ISLA ROATAN HONDURAS
ABOUT 110 MI...175 KM SE OF BELIZE CITY
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 INCHES

Tropicast: Visible Satellite RAMMB / CIRA Slider Saturday Afternoon


Tropical Weather Forecast:
Sara is heading into Belize tonight and will continue inland into Central America producing very heavy rainfall over Honduras, Belize, northern / eastern Guatemala and the Yucatan of Mexico.

Official NHC Public Advisory
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/M ... 041.shtml?

Official NHC Track
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphi ... e#contents