000 WTPZ33 KNHC 050858 TCPEP3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM HENRIETTE ADVISORY NUMBER 8 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP082013 200 AM PDT MON AUG 05 2013 ...HENRIETTE MOVING SLOWLY WESTWARD... ...EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY WEDNESDAY... SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...12.1N 127.9W ABOUT 1400 MI...2250 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB...29.59 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HENRIETTE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 127.9 WEST. HENRIETTE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STRENGTHENING IS ANTICIPATED...AND HENRIETTE IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY WEDNESDAY. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER STEWART