000 WTPZ34 KNHC 082036 TCPEP4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM NARDA ADVISORY NUMBER 9 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP142013 200 PM PDT TUE OCT 08 2013 ...NARDA LOSING STRENGTH... SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...16.3N 127.4W ABOUT 1225 MI...1975 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB...29.74 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NARDA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 127.4 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 40 MPH...65 KM/H... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND NARDA IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AND DEGENERATE INTO A REMNANT LOW BY THURSDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE