000 WTPZ25 KNHC 201430 TCMEP5 TROPICAL STORM KIKO FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 23 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP152007 1500 UTC SAT OCT 20 2007 A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE PACIFIC COAST OF MEXICO FROM MANZANILLO NORTHWESTWARD TO CABO CORRIENTES. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT. INTERESTS ELSEWHERE ALONG THE PACIFIC COAST OF CENTRAL MEXICO AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF KIKO. TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 18.1N 106.6W AT 20/1500Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR 305 DEGREES AT 4 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 994 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. 50 KT....... 30NE 30SE 30SW 30NW. 34 KT....... 90NE 75SE 75SW 75NW. 12 FT SEAS.. 90NE 75SE 75SW 75NW. WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT. REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 18.1N 106.6W AT 20/1500Z AT 20/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 17.9N 106.4W FORECAST VALID 21/0000Z 18.7N 107.2W MAX WIND 65 KT...GUSTS 80 KT. 64 KT... 25NE 0SE 0SW 0NW. 50 KT... 45NE 45SE 45SW 45NW. 34 KT... 90NE 90SE 90SW 90NW. FORECAST VALID 21/1200Z 19.6N 107.8W MAX WIND 75 KT...GUSTS 90 KT. 64 KT... 25NE 25SE 25SW 25NW. 50 KT... 50NE 50SE 50SW 50NW. 34 KT...105NE 105SE 105SW 105NW. FORECAST VALID 22/0000Z 20.4N 108.6W MAX WIND 80 KT...GUSTS 100 KT. 64 KT... 35NE 30SE 30SW 35NW. 50 KT... 60NE 50SE 50SW 60NW. 34 KT...120NE 105SE 105SW 120NW. FORECAST VALID 22/1200Z 20.8N 109.5W MAX WIND 75 KT...GUSTS 90 KT. 50 KT... 60NE 50SE 50SW 60NW. 34 KT...120NE 105SE 105SW 120NW. FORECAST VALID 23/1200Z 21.5N 112.0W MAX WIND 65 KT...GUSTS 80 KT. 50 KT... 50NE 40SE 40SW 50NW. 34 KT...105NE 90SE 90SW 105NW. EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 200 NM ON DAY 4 AND 225 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY OUTLOOK VALID 24/1200Z 22.0N 115.5W MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 25/1200Z 22.5N 119.5W MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 18.1N 106.6W NEXT ADVISORY AT 20/2100Z $$ FORECASTER BEVEN