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Tropical Storm ALVIN (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM ALVIN ADVISORY NUMBER   7
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP012013
800 PM PDT THU MAY 16 2013
 
...ALVIN IN A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT...
...FURTHER WEAKENING EXPECTED...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...9.8N 110.8W
ABOUT 770 MI...1240 KM SW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 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 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALVIN WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 9.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 110.8 WEST. ALVIN IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS...BUT ALVIN COULD DEGENERATE INTO A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE AT ANY TIME.
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN
 
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