000 WTPZ31 KNHC 151434 TCPEP1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM PRISCILLA ADVISORY NUMBER 6 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP162013 800 AM PDT TUE OCT 15 2013 ...PRISCILLA TURNS NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD... SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...17.4N 116.5W ABOUT 570 MI...920 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 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 PRISCILLA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 116.5 WEST. PRISCILLA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AND WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY... AND PRISCILLA SHOULD CONTINUE THAT GENERAL MOTION THROUGH THURSDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. PRISCILLA COULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATER TODAY AND THEN DEGENERATE TO A REMNANT LOW BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BERG