000 WTPZ34 KNHC 241750 TCPEP4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM IVO INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 9A NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP092013 1100 AM PDT SAT AUG 24 2013 ...IVO BECOMING LESS ORGANIZED AND FORECAST TO WEAKEN... SUMMARY OF 1100 AM PDT...1800 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...22.8N 113.7W ABOUT 240 MI...385 KM W OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO ABOUT 360 MI...580 KM SSE OF PUNTA EUGENIA MEXICO MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 340 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB...29.50 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY... NONE. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR... * PACIFIC COAST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA FROM PUNTA ABREOJOS SOUTHWARD TO CABO SAN LUCAS * THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA COAST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA FROM LORETO SOUTHWARD TO CABO SAN LUCAS A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR... * PACIFIC COAST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NORTH OF PUNTA ABREOJOS TO PUNTA EUGENIA INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF IVO. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 1100 AM PDT...1800 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IVO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 113.7 WEST. IVO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/H. THIS GENERAL MOTION WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF IVO WILL MOVE PARALLEL TO THE WEST COAST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THAT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH IVO IS DECREASING...AND THE CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 195 MILES...315 KM FROM THE CENTER. AN AUTOMATED STATION NEAR CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO RECENTLY REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 45 MPH...72 KM/HR. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OVER THE SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA...AND ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTHWARD TODAY WITHIN THE WARNING AREA. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA BY TONIGHT. RAINFALL...IVO IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 5 INCHES...ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA. SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY IVO ARE AFFECTING THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA. THESE SWELLS ARE EXPECTED TO EXPAND NORTHWARD TODAY...AND WILL LIKELY CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BEVEN