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Tropical Storm GIL (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM GIL ADVISORY NUMBER   3
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP072013
800 PM PDT TUE JUL 30 2013
 
...TROPICAL STORM GIL GETTING BETTER ORGANIZED...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.1N 117.6W
ABOUT 845 MI...1360 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB...29.59 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 GIL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 117.6 WEST. GIL IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/H. A
WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...
AND GIL COULD BECOME A HURRICANE BY THURSDAY.
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 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 STEWART
 
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