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WTPZ32 KNHC 070232
TCPEP2

BULLETIN
Tropical Storm Aletta Advisory Number   5
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       EP022018
900 PM MDT Wed Jun 06 2018

...ALETTA A LITTLE STRONGER AS IT MOVES SLOWLY WESTWARD...


SUMMARY OF 900 PM MDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.3N 108.4W
ABOUT 425 MI...680 KM SW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB...29.50 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.


DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 900 PM MDT (0300 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Aletta was
located near latitude 14.3 North, longitude 108.4 West.  Aletta is
moving toward the west near 7 mph (11 km/h), and this general
motion is expected to continue through early Friday.  A slow
west-northwestward or northwestward motion is forecast on Friday
and Saturday.

Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 50 mph (85 km/h)
with higher gusts.  Additional strengthening is forecast during the
next few days, and Aletta is expected to become a hurricane by
Friday.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 90 miles (150 km)
from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 999 mb (29.50 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 300 AM MDT.

$$
Forecaster Berg