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WTPZ33 KNHC 191434
TCPEP3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM BLAS ADVISORY NUMBER   9
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL     EP032010
800 AM PDT SAT JUN 19 2010
 
...BLAS STRENGTHENS A LITTLE MORE...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.3N 109.7W
ABOUT 455 MI...735 KM S OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...992 MB...29.29 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BLAS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 109.7 WEST. BLAS IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH A GRADUAL
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/HR
...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE
TODAY...WITH GRADUAL WEAKENING EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON SUNDAY. 
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 992 MB...29.29 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BRENNAN