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Tropical Storm COSME (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM COSME ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP032013
200 AM PDT TUE JUN 25 2013
 
...COSME LIKELY TO BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.5N 109.5W
ABOUT 385 MI...615 KM WSW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
ABOUT 445 MI...715 KM S OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...994 MB...29.35 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 COSME WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 109.5 WEST. COSME IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/H...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST...AND COSME IS EXPECTED TO
BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY.
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES...280 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 994 MB...29.35 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF...LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY COSME WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE
PACIFIC COAST OF MEXICO INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM NEAR MANZANILLO
THROUGH CABO CORRIENTES. THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE DANGEROUS
SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER STEWART
 
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