000 WTPZ33 KNHC 030831 TCPEP3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM POLO ADVISORY NUMBER 3 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP182008 100 AM PST MON NOV 03 2008 ...POLO CONTINUES WESTWARD WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH... AT 100 AM PST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM POLO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 8.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 112.4 WEST OR ABOUT 980 MILES...1580 KM...SOUTH OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. POLO IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/HR. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES...45 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES. REPEATING THE 100 AM PST POSITION...8.9 N...112.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 16 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 700 AM PST. $$ FORECASTER BEVEN