000 WTPZ32 KNHC 030239 TCPEP2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ROSA ADVISORY NUMBER 16 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP172012 800 PM PDT FRI NOV 02 2012 ...ROSA MOVING WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH... SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...12.7N 119.4W ABOUT 940 MI...1515 KM SW OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WSW OR 255 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 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 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ROSA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 119.4 WEST. ROSA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE WEST IS EXPECTED BY EARLY SATURDAY...FOLLOWED BY A SLOW NORTHWESTWARD MOTION ON SUNDAY. 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 NORTH OF THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI