000 WTPZ31 KNHC 131434 TCPEP1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM IRWIN ADVISORY NUMBER 30 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP112011 800 AM PDT THU OCT 13 2011 ...IRWIN INTENSIFIES TO A TROPICAL STORM AGAIN... SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...18.7N 107.2W ABOUT 190 MI...305 KM W OF MANZANILLO MEXICO MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 60 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB...29.62 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IRWIN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 107.2 WEST. IRWIN IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE EAST AND A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED LATER TODAY... FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE SOUTH BY EARLY FRIDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN