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Tropical Storm ALVIN (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM ALVIN ADVISORY NUMBER   2
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP012013
200 PM PDT WED MAY 15 2013
 
...DEPRESSION BECOMES FIRST TROPICAL STORM OF THE EASTERN PACIFIC
SEASON...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...8.7N 105.1W
ABOUT 665 MI...1070 KM SSW OF ACAPULCO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 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 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALVIN WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 8.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 105.1 WEST.  ALVIN IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/H.  A SLIGHT
DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS...AND ALVIN COULD BECOME A HURRICANE IN A COUPLE OF
DAYS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM TO
THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER.
 
THE 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...800 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BERG
 
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