000 WTPZ33 KNHC 041433 TCPEP3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM POLO ADVISORY NUMBER 8 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP182008 700 AM PST TUE NOV 04 2008 ...POLO CONTINUES MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST... AT 700 AM PST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM POLO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 9.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 117.6 WEST OR ABOUT 1030 MILES...1660 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. POLO IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR... AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME SLOW STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES. REPEATING THE 700 AM PST POSITION...9.9 N...117.6 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 100 PM PST. $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN/PASCH