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Tropical Storm OCTAVE (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM OCTAVE ADVISORY NUMBER   3
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP152013
800 AM PDT SUN OCT 13 2013
 
...OCTAVE STRENGTHENS A LITTLE MORE AS IT PASSES TO THE WEST OF 
SOCORRO ISLAND...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.3N 112.1W
ABOUT 80 MI...125 KM WSW OF SOCORRO ISLAND
ABOUT 350 MI...560 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB...29.47 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
INTERESTS IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA
OF MEXICO SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM OCTAVE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 112.1 WEST. OCTAVE IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD
THE NORTH IS FORECAST TO OCCUR ON MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED TODAY.
GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST TO BEGIN BY MONDAY.
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE BASED ON OBSERVATIONS FROM
SOCORRO ISLAND IS 998 MB...29.47 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER STEWART
 
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