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WTPZ33 KNHC 070234
TCPEP3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM BLANCA ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP032009
800 PM PDT MON JUL 06 2009

...BLANCA STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY...

AT 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BLANCA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 113.8 WEST OR ABOUT 410
MILES...660 KM...SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA.
 
BLANCA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR...
AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH SOME DECREASE
IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 12
HOURS OR SO.  THEREAFTER...BLANCA IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 998 MB...29.47 INCHES.
 
...SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...18.2N 113.8W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST OR 295 DEGREES AT 10 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
200 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER PASCH