000 WTPZ33 KNHC 250232 TCPEP3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM GENEVIEVE ADVISORY NUMBER 15 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP082008 800 PM PDT THU JUL 24 2008 AT 800 PM PDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GENEVIEVE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 113.8 WEST OR ABOUT 550 MILES...890 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO. GENEVIEVE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR ...AND A GENERALLY WESTWARD MOTION AT A SLIGHTLY FASTER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. A SLIGHT INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB...29.44 INCHES. REPEATING THE 800 PM PDT POSITION...15.8 N...113.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...997 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER PASCH