000 WTPZ32 KNHC 031438 TCPEP2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ROSA ADVISORY NUMBER 18 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP172012 800 AM PDT SAT NOV 03 2012 ...ROSA WEAKENS... SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...12.7N 120.4W ABOUT 985 MI...1585 KM SW OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ROSA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 120.4 WEST. ROSA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/H. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED BY MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ROSA IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATER TODAY...AND COULD BECOME A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE ON SUNDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE