Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2003/0131
OCHA Situation Report No. 1
Mexico - Tropical Storm Larry
3 October 2003

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

1. The National Weather Service in Miami reports that at 12:00 GMT today, the centre of Tropical Storm Larry was estimated near latitude 20.4 north, longitude 94.1 west or about 160 miles/260 km East-Northeast of Veracruz Mexico. Maximum sustained winds were near 60 mph / 95 km/h with higher gusts.

2. At 12:00 GMT a Tropical Storm Warning and a Hurricane Watch remained in effect for the Bay of Campeche coast of Mexico from Veracruz to Campeche.

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

MAP - Tropical storm Larry - Storm location map

Telephone: +41-22-917 12 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/ Mr. R. Mena
Direct Tel. +41-22-917 32 99 / 1997 / 1455

Press contact:

(GVA) Ms. Elizabeth Byrs, direct Tel. +41-22-917 26 53
(N.Y.) Mr. Brian Grogan, direct Tel. +1-212-963 11 43