Tropical Storm Chantal
The Caribbean
OCHA Situation Report No. 2
19 August 2001


This message is not an official hurricane warning or alert for any
country.

1.  The National Weather Center in Miami reports that at 1500 GMT, 19
August 2001, the center of tropical storm Chantal was estimated to be near
latitude15.5 north, longitude 80.3 west or about 270 miles (435 km) south
of Grand Cayman. Maximum sustained winds were near 70 MPH (110 km/h) with
higher gusts.

2.  At 1500 GMT, the following warnings/watches were in effect: Jamaica:
tropical storm warning for Jamaica discontinued Cayman Islands: a
hurricane watch and a tropical storm warning Belize:  a hurricane watch
from Belize City northward, and a tropical storm watch from Belize City
southward Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico: a hurricane watch from Chetumal to
Cancun

3.  For further information, please refer to the website of the National
Hurricane Service in Miami at www.nhc.noaa.gov, and
www.solar.ifa.hawaii.edu/Tropical/Gif/atl.latest.gif.

4.  This situation report, together with further information on ongoing
emergencies, is also available on the OCHA Internet Website at
http://www.reliefweb.int


Telephone: +41-22-91712 34
Fax: +41-22-917 00 23
E-mail: ochagva@un.org

In case of emergency only: Tel. +41-22-917 20 10

Desk Officers:
  Mr. E. Haegglund / Ms. M. Kondo
  Direct Tel. +41-22-917 32 99/1997

Press contact:
  (GVA)  Ms. M. Moulin-Acedo, direct Tel. +41-22-917 31 60
  (NYC)  Ms. Phyllis Lee, direct Tel. +1-212-963 48 32


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