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TROPICAL STORM MANUEL INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   6A
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP132013
500 PM PDT SAT SEP 14 2013
 
...MANUEL GETTING BETTER ORGANIZED AS IT MOVES SLOWLY NORTHWARD... 
...LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES ARE POSSIBLE...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 PM PDT...0000 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.9N 102.5W
ABOUT 75 MI...120 KM SSW OF LAZARO CARDENAS MEXICO
ABOUT 185 MI...300 KM SE OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...90 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...991 MB...29.26 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...
 
NONE
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* ACAPULCO TO MANZANILLO
 
INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO SHOULD MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF MANUEL.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 500 PM PDT...0000 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MANUEL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 102.5 WEST. MANUEL IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/H. A MOTION TOWARD THE
NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT A SLIGHTLY FASTER FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...MANUEL
SHOULD BE NEAR THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO WITHIN THE WARNING
AREA BY EARLY SUNDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH...90 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS POSSIBLE
UNTIL LANDFALL ON SUNDAY.

TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 240 MILES...390
KM...MOSTLY NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER. DURING THE PAST
FEW HOURS...A SHIP LOCATED WELL TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER OF
MANUEL REPORTED A SUSTAINED WIND OF 50 MPH...85 KM/H.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 991 MB...29.26 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL...MANUEL IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE 10 TO 15 INCHES OF RAIN
OVER PORTIONS OF THE MEXICAN STATES OF OAXACA AND GUERRERO...WITH
ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 25 INCHES POSSIBLE. THESE RAINS ARE
LIKELY TO RESULT IN LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES...
ESPECIALLY IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN PORTIONS
OF THE WARNING AREA SOON.

SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY MANUEL ARE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE
COAST OF MEXICO BETWEEN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC AND MANZANILLO.
THESE SWELLS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS...AND WILL CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT
CONDITIONS. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER STEWART
 
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