HOME	ARCHIVES	FORECASTS	IMAGERY	ABOUT TPC	RECONNAISSANCE

ZCZC MIATCPEP2 ALL
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM BORIS ADVISORY NUMBER   7
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
8 PM PDT SUN JUN 09 2002

...BORIS DRIFTING SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD OFF THE MEXICAN COAST...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM PUNTA SAN TELMO TO
CABO CORRIENTES MEXICO.  A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 36
HOURS.
 
AT 8 PM PDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BORIS WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 104.3 WEST OR 
ABOUT 120 MILES...190 KM...SOUTH OF MANZANILLO MEXICO.
 
BORIS IS DRIFTING SLOWLY TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR  2 MPH
... 4 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HOWEVER...STEERING CURRENTS ARE WEAK AND A 
SMALL NORTHWARD DEVIATION OF THE FORECAST TRACK COULD RESULT IN 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS REACHING THE COAST OF MEXICO.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  
WITHIN THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS...A SHIP LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF 
PUNTA SAN TELMO REPORTED WINDS TO 35 MPH AND 13 FEET WAVE HEIGHTS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  80 MILES
...130 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.

DANGEROUS SURF AND LARGE BATTERING WAVES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE 
TROPICAL STORM WATCH AREA.

HEAVY RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH BORIS ARE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF
THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF MEXICO AS FAR EAST AS ACAPULCO.  THESE 
RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES IN 
MOUNTAINOUS AREAS.
 
REPEATING THE 8 PM PDT POSITION...17.3 N...104.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR  2 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 50 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 2 AM PDT...MONDAY.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
NNNN