...FERNAND PRODUCING HEAVY RAINS OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN MEXICO...

...THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...

AT 5PM EDT, THE CENTER OF FERNAND WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.4°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 98.3° WEST OR ABOUT 50 MILES NORTHWEST OF LA PESCA MEXICO.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH (15 KM/H). THIS GENERAL MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 35 MPH (55 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. A STEADY DECREASE IN WINDS IS ANTICIPATED AND FERNAND WILL LIKELY DISSIPATE TONIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY.

THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6AM THURSDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER 2019.

PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: SHEZELLE MATHER