000 WTPZ32 KNHC 251453 TCPEP2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM RAYMOND ADVISORY NUMBER 23 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP172013 800 AM PDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...RAYMOND CONTINUING AS A TROPICAL STORM OVER THE OPEN PACIFIC... SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...13.7N 109.1W ABOUT 485 MI...780 KM SW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WSW OR 240 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...997 MB...29.44 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 RAYMOND WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 109.1 WEST. RAYMOND IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H. A MOTION TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST OR WEST AT A SLIGHTLY FASTER RATE OF SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS... AND RAYMOND COULD BECOME A HURRICANE ON SATURDAY OR SUNDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB...29.44 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER LANDSEA