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Tropical Storm BLANCA (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM BLANCA ADVISORY NUMBER   6
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP032009
800 AM PDT TUE JUL 07 2009
 
...BLANCA GRADUALLY WEAKENING...

AT 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BLANCA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 115.8 WEST OR ABOUT 465
MILES...750 KM...SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA.
 
BLANCA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR...
AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS...WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED LATE WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS THE
CYCLONE MOVES OVER COLDER WATERS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES. 
 
...SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...19.0N 115.8W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST OR 295 DEGREES AT 10 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
200 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/AVILA
 
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