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Tropical Storm ROSA (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM ROSA ADVISORY NUMBER   7
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP172012
200 PM PDT WED OCT 31 2012
 
...ROSA CREEPING WESTWARD...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.2N 117.9W
ABOUT 795 MI...1285 KM SW OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 260 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB...29.62 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 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ROSA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 117.9 WEST. ROSA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 3 MPH...6 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. A TURN TOWARD THE
WEST-SOUTHWEST IS FORECAST ON FRIDAY.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME SLOW WEAKENING IS LIKELY TO BEGIN ON THURSDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BLAKE
 
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