000 WTPZ34 KNHC 081431 TCPEP4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM NARDA ADVISORY NUMBER 8 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP142013 800 AM PDT TUE OCT 08 2013 ...NARDA CONTINUES TO WEAKEN... SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...15.6N 126.4W ABOUT 1185 MI...1910 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 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 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NARDA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 126.4 WEST. NARDA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/H. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS FORECAST TO BEGIN LATER TODAY...AND NARDA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY WESTWARD BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND NARDA IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION BY WEDNESDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BROWN