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TROPICAL STORM RAYMOND INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  14A...CORRECTED
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP172013
500 AM PDT WED OCT 23 2013
 
CORRECTED TO CHANGE HURRICANE TO TROPICAL STORM IN STATUS ABOVE

...RAYMOND WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM AND IS NOW MOVING AWAY FROM
MEXICO...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 AM PDT...1200 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.6N 102.4W
ABOUT 155 MI...250 KM SSW OF ZIHUATANEJO MEXICO
ABOUT 190 MI...305 KM WSW OF ACAPULCO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WSW OR 255 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...991 MB...29.26 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...
 
THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS DISCONTINUED THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING
FOR MEXICO.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
 
THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
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 AM PDT...1200 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM RAYMOND WAS
RELOCATED TO LATITUDE 15.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 102.4 WEST.  RAYMOND IS
NOW MOVING TO THE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 65 MPH...100
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS POSSIBLE OVER
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES...130 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 991 MB...29.26 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL...RAYMOND IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH ISOLATED STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO
15 INCHES OVER THE MEXICAN STATE OF GUERRERO.  THESE RAINS COULD
PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.
 
SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY RAYMOND ARE PRODUCING LARGE AND DANGEROUS
WAVES ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH-CENTRAL COAST OF MEXICO...WHICH
COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS.  FOR
MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BLAKE
 
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