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WTPZ31 KNHC 151447
TCPEP1
 
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM ALETTA ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP012012
800 AM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012
 
...ALETTA MOVING WESTWARD...WELL AWAY FROM LAND...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...10.6N 109.6W
ABOUT 850 MI...1370 KM S OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 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 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALETTA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 109.6 WEST.  ALETTA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H.  A MOTION BETWEEN WEST
AND WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT DAY OR
SO. WEAKENING IS FORECAST TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR THURSDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES...150 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
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...200 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BROWN