000 WTPZ33 KNHC 250849 TCPEP3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM GENEVIEVE ADVISORY NUMBER 16 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP082008 200 AM PDT FRI JUL 25 2008 AT 200 AM PDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GENEVIEVE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 114.5 WEST OR ABOUT 565 MILES...905 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO. GENEVIEVE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR. A CONTINUED MOTION TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS TRACK GENEVIEVE WILL REMAIN WELL OFFSHORE FROM THE PACIFIC COAST OF MEXICO. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND GENEVIEVE COULD BE NEAR HURRICANE STATUS TODAY OR TONIGHT...BUT A WEAKENING TREND IS FORECAST TO BEGIN ON SATURDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 994 MB...29.35 INCHES. REPEATING THE 200 AM PDT POSITION...16.0 N...114.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...994 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 800 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER KNABB