Tropical Storm PRISCILLA

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TROPICAL STORM PRISCILLA ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP162013
200 AM PDT TUE OCT 15 2013
 
...PRISCILLA EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATER
TODAY...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.1N 116.0W
ABOUT 565 MI...905 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 350 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 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 PRISCILLA
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 116.0 WEST.
PRISCILLA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H.  A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT THE SAME FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
TODAY.  A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT OR
EARLY WEDNESDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.  PRISCILLA IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION 
LATER TODAY...AND DEGENERATE TO A REMNANT LOW BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BROWN
 
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