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Tropical Storm RICK (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM RICK ADVISORY NUMBER   2
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP202009
800 PM PDT THU OCT 15 2009

...RICK INTENSIFYING QUICKLY...COULD BECOME A HURRICANE TOMORROW...
 
AT 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM RICK WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 97.7 WEST OR ABOUT 345
MILES...555 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF ACAPULCO MEXICO.
 
RICK IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR...AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  CONTINUED STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND RICK COULD BECOME A HURRICANE
TOMORROW.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES.
  
...SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...12.4N 97.7W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST OR 295 DEGREES AT 9 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
200 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BLAKE
 
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