000 WTPZ32 KNHC 270232 TCPEP2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO ADVISORY NUMBER 10 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP122009 800 PM PDT WED AUG 26 2009 ...IGNACIO GRADUALLY WEAKENING... AT 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 125.4 WEST OR ABOUT 985 MILES...1585 KM...WEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. IGNACIO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR TWO WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CONTINUED WEAKENING IS FORECAST...AND IGNACIO SHOULD DEGENERATE INTO A REMNANT LOW OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 260 MILES...415 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT INFORMATION... LOCATION...23.4N 125.4W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTHWEST OR 320 DEGREES AT 14 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER PASCH