ZCZC MIATCPEP4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM CELIA ADVISORY NUMBER 3 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 8 PM PDT FRI JUL 17 1998 AT 8 PM PDT...0300Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ISSUED TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM LA PAZ SOUTHWARD. AT 8 PM PDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CELIA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 108.5 WEST OR ABOUT 225 MILES ...365 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CABO SAN LUCAS. CELIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH ...26 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON SATURDAY. ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER WILL PASS ABOUT 100 MILES FROM THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA ON SATURDAY AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MIGHT REACH THE COAST IN THIS AREA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH... 95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES ...220 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES. REPEATING THE 8 PM PDT POSITION...19.9 N...108.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 2 AM PDT...SATURDAY. LAWRENCE NNNN