000 WTPZ32 KNHC 232032 TCPEP2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM NORA ADVISORY NUMBER 4 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP172009 200 PM PDT WED SEP 23 2009 ...NORA A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED...FAR AWAY FROM LAND... AT 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NORA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 118.6 WEST OR ABOUT 705 MILES...1135 KM...SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. NORA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR. THIS MOTION WITH A TURN TO THE WEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT INFORMATION... LOCATION...16.8N 118.6W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST OR 290 DEGREES AT 7 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 800 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER AVILA