000 WTPZ33 KNHC 240853 TCPEP3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM GENEVIEVE ADVISORY NUMBER 12 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP082008 200 AM PDT THU JUL 24 2008 AT 200 AM PDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GENEVIEVE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 112.0 WEST OR ABOUT 575 MILES...925 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO. GENEVIEVE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR. A WESTWARD OR WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN FORWARD SPEED IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST TO RESUME TODAY...AND GENEVIEVE COULD APPROACH HURRICANE STRENGTH DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES. REPEATING THE 200 AM PDT POSITION...15.1 N...112.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 800 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER RHOME