000 WTPZ34 KNHC 132034 TCPEP4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM CARLOS ADVISORY NUMBER 15 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP042009 200 PM PDT MON JUL 13 2009 ...TINY CARLOS STRENGTHENS AGAIN... AT 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CARLOS WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 9.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 126.1 WEST OR ABOUT 1420 MILES...2285 KM...SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. CARLOS IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. A GENERAL WESTWARD MOTION AT THIS FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE POSSIBLE...BUT LITTLE OVERALL CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. CARLOS IS A SMALL TROPICAL CYCLONE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 994 MB...29.35 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT INFORMATION... LOCATION...9.4N 126.1W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-SOUTHWEST OR 255 DEGREES AT 12 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...994 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 800 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BERG