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Tropical Storm IRWIN (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM IRWIN ADVISORY NUMBER   2
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP112011
800 AM PDT THU OCT 06 2011
 
...DEPRESSION STRENGTHENS INTO A TROPICAL STORM...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...12.4N 116.8W
ABOUT 855 MI...1375 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 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 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IRWIN WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 116.8 WEST. IRWIN IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/H...AND A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTH AND NORTH-NORTHEAST WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED IS EXPECTED BY FRIDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME SLOW STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER PASCH
 
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