000 WTPZ32 KNHC 211437 TCPEP2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM POLO ADVISORY NUMBER 22 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP172014 800 AM PDT SUN SEP 21 2014 ...POLO REMAINS A WEAK TROPICAL STORM... ...MOVING FARTHER AWAY FROM THE SOUTHERN BAJA PENINSULA... SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...21.9N 111.2W ABOUT 110 MI...175 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 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 POLO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 111.2 WEST. POLO IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WEAKENING IS FORECAST...AND POLO IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATER TODAY AND A REMNANT LOW ON MONDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY POLO AFFECTING THE SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE TODAY. THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN