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WTPZ31 KNHC 162035
TCPEP1
 
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM ALETTA ADVISORY NUMBER  10
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP012012
200 PM PDT WED MAY 16 2012
 
...ALETTA SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAKENING...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...11.4N 113.5W
ABOUT 830 MI...1335 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 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 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALETTA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 113.5 WEST.  ALETTA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H.  A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST AND THEN TOWARD THE NORTH WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST
EXPECTED BY FRIDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND ALETTA
IS FORECAST TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW ON FRIDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 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...800 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN