000
WTPZ31 KNHC 121439
TCPEP1
 
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM FABIO ADVISORY NUMBER   2
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP062012
800 AM PDT THU JUL 12 2012
 
...DEPRESSION STRENGTHENS TO TROPICAL STORM FABIO...EXPECTED TO
REMAIN WELL OFFSHORE THE MEXICAN COAST...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.6N 107.3W
ABOUT 425 MI...680 KM SSW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
ABOUT 665 MI...1070 KM SSE 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...1002 MB...29.59 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 FABIO WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 107.3 WEST.  FABIO IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H.  A TURN TOWARD THE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT A SIMILAR FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY
AND TONIGHT.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH...65
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND FABIO COULD BECOME A HURRICANE BY
SATURDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 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 BERG