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WTPZ32 KNHC 250834
TCPEP2
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO ADVISORY NUMBER   3
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP122009
200 AM PDT TUE AUG 25 2009
 
...IGNACIO MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN
STRENGTH.... 

AT 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 118.5 WEST OR ABOUT 650
MILES...1040 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA.
 
IGNACIO IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR.
A TRACK BETWEEN THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED FOR
THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36
HOURS BEFORE IGNACIO REACHES COOLER WATERS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES.
 
...SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...18.1N 118.5W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST OR 295 DEGREES AT 12 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
800 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER AVILA