000 WTPZ35 KNHC 110839 TCPEP5 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM LINDA ADVISORY NUMBER 17 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP152009 200 AM PDT FRI SEP 11 2009 ...LINDA CONTINUING TO WEAKEN OVER COLDER WATERS... AT 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LINDA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 130.8 WEST OR ABOUT 1360 MILES...2185 KM...WEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. LINDA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/HR. A SLOW MOTION TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FURTHER WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS...AND LINDA WILL LIKELY WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION BY SATURDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 100 MILES...160 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT INFORMATION... LOCATION...20.0N 130.8W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTH-NORTHWEST OR 330 DEGREES AT 6 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 800 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BEVEN