000 WTPZ32 KNHC 220253 TCPEP2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO ADVISORY NUMBER 24 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP072008 800 PM PDT MON JUL 21 2008 AT 800 PM PDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 118.9 WEST OR ABOUT 590 MILES...945 KM...WEST OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO. FAUSTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/HR... AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND FAUSTO COULD BECOME A REMNANT LOW IN ABOUT 2 DAYS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 990 MB...29.23 INCHES. REPEATING THE 800 PM PDT POSITION...21.2 N...118.9 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...990 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER RHOME