Tropical Storm Sara Finally Moving Along, Although Still at a Snails Pace!

As of the 6pm intermediate advisory from the National Hurricane Center, Sara now has sustained winds of 45mph, with higher gusts. She is moving west at about 5mph, so just slowly crawling along. Unfortunately, this has resulted in catastrophic flash floods and land slides in Honduras where more than 20 inches of rain has fallen. Sara is expected to dissipate by early Monday morning. While no tropical storm or hurricane is expected to form as a result of Sara, her remnants may still bring rounds of heavy rain and some gusty winds to parts of Florida later in the week. No tropical activity is expected behind Sara for at least the next 7 days.

Here are the latest stats on Sara as of 6pm CST:

LOCATION...16.5N 87.2W
ABOUT 30 MI...50 KM WNW OF ISLA ROATAN HONDURAS
ABOUT 95 MI...155 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

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