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Tropical Storm DORA (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM DORA ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP042011
200 AM PDT TUE JUL 19 2011
 
...DORA A LITTLE STRONGER...ADDITIONAL INTENSIFICATION EXPECTED...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...11.4N 95.9W
ABOUT 300 MI...485 KM S OF PUERTO ANGEL MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...996 MB...29.41 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DORA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 95.9 WEST. DORA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/H. A WEST TO
WEST-NORTHWEST MOTION IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 65 MPH...100
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED
DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND DORA IS FORECAST TO BECOME A
HURRICANE LATER TODAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES...205 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 996 MB...29.41 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY DORA ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFFECTING THE
COAST OF SOUTHERN MAINLAND MEXICO LATER TODAY.  THESE SWELLS ARE
LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI
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