000 WTPZ32 KNHC 290834 TCPEP2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM RAYMOND ADVISORY NUMBER 38 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP172013 200 AM PDT TUE OCT 29 2013 ...RAYMOND MOVING NORTHWARD... SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...17.6N 117.0W ABOUT 590 MI...945 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB...29.47 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM RAYMOND WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 117.0 WEST. RAYMOND IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE FORECAST BY WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. RAYMOND IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TONIGHT... AND DEGENERATE TO A REMNANT LOW PRESSURE AREA ON WEDNESDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 998 MB...29.47 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BROWN