000 WTPZ35 KNHC 110231 TCPEP5 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM LINDA ADVISORY NUMBER 16 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP152009 800 PM PDT THU SEP 10 2009 ...LINDA WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM...FURTHER WEAKENING EXPECTED... AT 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LINDA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 130.5 WEST OR ABOUT 1340 MILES...2155 KM...WEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. LINDA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED AND A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/HR... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 120 MILES...195 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 994 MB...29.35 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT INFORMATION... LOCATION...19.9N 130.5W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTH-NORTHWEST OR 330 DEGREES AT 8 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...994 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN