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TROPICAL STORM BORIS ADVISORY NUMBER   6
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 PM PDT SUN JUN 09 2002
 
...BORIS NEARLY STATIONARY...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM PUNTA SAN TELMO TO
CABO CORRIENTES.  A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS.
 
AT 2 PM PDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BORIS WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 17.2 NORTH...  LONGITUDE 104.2 WEST OR ABOUT 125
MILES...205 KM...SOUTH OF MANZANILLO MEXICO.

STEERING CURRENTS ARE WEAK AND BORIS IS NEARLY STATIONARY.  A 
NORTHWESTWARD DRIFT IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  
HOWEVER...A SMALL NORTHWARD DEVIATION OF THE FORECAST TRACK COULD 
RESULT IN TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS REACHING THE COAST OF MEXICO.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  85 MILES
...140 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.

HEAVY RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH BORIS ARE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF
THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF MEXICO.  THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE
LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS.
 
REPEATING THE 2 PM PDT POSITION...17.2 N...104.2 W.  MOVEMENT
...STATIONARY.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 50 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 8 PM PDT.
 
FORECASTER PASCH
 
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