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Marco dissipating over Mexico
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NOLA.com
Tuesday October 07, 2008, 10:02 PM
Information from the National Weather Service
At 10 p.m., the poorly-defined center of Tropical Depression Marco was located near latitude 20.0 north, longitude 97.5 west, about 70 miles south of Tuxpan, Mexico and about 100 miles west-northwest of Veracruz, Mexico.
The depression is moving toward the west near 5 mph, and the system should continue to move slowly westward and farther inland.
Maximum sustained winds are near 25 mph with higher gusts. Marco should dissipate over the high terrain of Mexico overnight.
Marco weakens to tropical depression
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Tuesday October 07, 2008, 3:43 PM
Information from the National Weather Service
At 4 p.m., the government of Mexico has discontinued all warnings for Mexico.
At 4 p.m., the center of Tropical Depression Marco was located near latitude 19.9 north, longitude 97.1 west, about 80 miles south-southeast of tuxpan Mexico and about 75 miles northwest of Veracruz, Mexico.
Marco weakens as it continues inland over Mexico
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Naitonal Hurricane Center
Tuesday October 07, 2008, 12:54 PM
At 1 p.m., the center of Tropical Storm Marco was located near latitude 19.9 N, longitude 96.9 W. This position is just inland of the coast of Central Mexico and about 80 miles south-southeast of Tuxpan and about 70 miles northwest of Veracruz.
Marco is moving toward the west near 6 mph. A westward or west-northwestward motion is expected today and tonight. On the forecast track, Marco will move farther inland over Central Mexico.
Marco makes landfall on coast of Mexico
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National Hurricane Center
Tuesday October 07, 2008, 9:52 AM
At 10 a.m., the center of Tropical Storm Marco was located near latitude 19.9 N, longitude 96.6 W. This position is just inland of the coast of Central Mexico and about 80 miles, south-southeast of Tuxpan and about 55 miles, north-northwest of Veracruz.
Marco is moving toward the west near 8 mph. A westward or west-northwestward motion is expected later today and tonight. On the forecast track, Marco will be moving farther inland over Mexico today and tonight.
Tropical Storm Marco expected to make landfall later today
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National Hurricane Center
Tuesday October 07, 2008, 7:20 AM
Tropical Storm Marco is expected to make landfall later today.
At 7 a.m. the center of Tropical Storm Marco was located about 80 miles southeast of Tuxpan, Mexico.

Tropical Storm Marco should hit Mexico later today
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National Hurricane Center
Tuesday October 07, 2008, 6:40 AM
Tropical Storm Marco is nearing the coast of Mexico and should make landfall later today.
At 4 a.m. the center of Tropical Storm Marco was located about 105 miles southeast of Tuxpan, Mexico.

Marco moving steadily toward east coast of Mexico
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Monday October 06, 2008, 10:39 PM
Information from the National Weather Service
A hurricane watch is in effect for the Gulf coast of Mexico from Cabo Rojo southward to Veracruz. A hurricane watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within the watch area, in this case within the next 24 hours.

Tropical Storm Marco drifts towards Mexico
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Monday October 06, 2008, 7:48 PM
Information from the National Weather Service
Tropical Storm Marco is moving toward the west-northwest near 7 mph, and this general motion is expected to continue for the next day or so. On the forecast track, the center will be near the coast of Mexico within the warning area late tonight or early Tuesday.
Maximum sustained winds remain near 65 mph with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast during the next 24 hours, and Marco could approach hurricane strength as he nears the coast.
Marco is a small tropical cyclone. Tropical storm force winds only extend outward up to 30 miles from the center.
Marco is expected to produce total rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches with maximum amounts of 6 inches possible across the southern Mexican states of Veracruz, Northern Oaxaca, and Tabasco.
Bay of Campeche depression strengthens into Tropical Storm Marco
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National Hurricane Center
Monday October 06, 2008, 3:53 PM
At 4:00 p.m. CDT the government of Mexico has issued a hurricane watch for the Gulf Coast of Mexico from Cabo Rojo southward to Veracruz. A hurricane watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within the watch area, in this case within the next 24 hours.
At 4:00 p.m. CDT the tropical storm warning has been extended northward to Cabo Rojo. A tropical storm warning is now in effect for the Gulf Coast of Mexico from Cabo Rojo southward to Punta el Lagarto. A tropical storm warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected within the warning area within the next 24 hours.
For storm information specific to your area, including possible inland watches and warnings, please monitor products issued by your local weather office.
Reports from an Air Force hurricane hunter aircraft indicate that Tropical Depression 13 has strengthened, and is now a tropical storm.

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