Hurricane OLAF

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TROPICAL STORM OLAF ADVISORY NUMBER  18
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
8 AM PDT TUE OCT 07 2003
 
...OLAF WEAKENING AS IT PUSHES INLAND...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM PUNTA SAN TELMO TO
CABO CORRIENTES.
 
AT 8 AM PDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM OLAF WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 19.9 NORTH... LONGITUDE 104.6 WEST OR ABOUT 50
MILES...85 KM...NORTH OF MANZANILLO MEXICO.
 
OLAF IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 6 MPH ... 9 KM/HR...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK
THE CENTER WILL CONTINUE MOVING INLAND TODAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  OLAF IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATER
TODAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  45 MILES
... 75 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  999 MB...29.50 INCHES.
 
ABOVE NORMAL TIDES ALONG THE COAST SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH TODAY.
 
RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH OLAF. THESE RAINS
COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. 
MANZANILLO HAS REPORTED NEARLY 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER THE PAST
24 HOURS.

REPEATING THE 8 AM PDT POSITION...19.9 N...104.6 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR  6 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 40 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 999 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 11 AM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 2 PM PDT.
 
FORECASTER FRANKLIN
 
 
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