000 WTPZ32 KNHC 022032 TCPEP2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ROSA ADVISORY NUMBER 15 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP172012 200 PM PDT FRI NOV 02 2012 ...ROSA MOVING A LITTLE FASTER TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST... SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...12.7N 119.0W ABOUT 925 MI...1485 KM SW OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...SW OR 235 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ROSA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 119.0 WEST. ROSA IS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH...6 KM/H...AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST AND NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MICROWAVE DATA INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST AND ROSA COULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION ON SATURDAY AND DEGENERATE INTO A REMNANT LOW ON SUNDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE