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TROPICAL STORM PATRICIA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP192009
1500 UTC TUE OCT 13 2009
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION
OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA FROM BUENAVISTA TO AGUA BLANCA...
INCLUDING CABO SAN LUCAS.  A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING
AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 24 HOURS.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BAJA CALIFORNIA
PENINSULA ALONG THE EAST COAST FROM NORTH OF BUENAVISTA TO LA PAZ
AND ALONG THE WEST COAST FROM NORTH OF AGUA BLANCA TO SANTA FE.  A
TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 21.4N 109.0W AT 13/1500Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  40 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST OR  15 DEGREES AT   6 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  997 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  50 KT WITH GUSTS TO  60 KT.
50 KT.......  0NE  40SE  60SW   0NW.
34 KT....... 25NE  75SE 100SW   0NW.
12 FT SEAS..120NE 120SE 120SW  45NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT.  RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.
 
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 21.4N 109.0W AT 13/1500Z
AT 13/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 21.1N 109.1W
 
FORECAST VALID 14/0000Z 21.9N 109.3W
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT...  0NE  40SE  50SW   0NW.
34 KT... 25NE  75SE  90SW   0NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 14/1200Z 22.3N 110.3W
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT...  0NE  40SE   0SW   0NW.
34 KT... 45NE  75SE  45SW  45NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 15/0000Z 22.4N 111.8W
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
34 KT... 45NE  75SE  45SW  45NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 15/1200Z 22.5N 113.3W
MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  50 KT.
34 KT... 40NE  60SE  40SW  40NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 16/1200Z 22.5N 116.5W
MAX WIND  30 KT...GUSTS  40 KT.
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 200 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 225 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY
 
OUTLOOK VALID 17/1200Z 22.5N 119.5W...REMNANT LOW
MAX WIND  20 KT...GUSTS  25 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 18/1200Z...DISSIPATED
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 21.4N 109.0W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 13/2100Z
 
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FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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