ZCZC MIATCPEP3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM CARLOS INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 5A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 PM PDT THU JUN 26 2003 ...CARLOS STRENGTHENS WHILE MAKING LANDFALL ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN COAST OF MEXICO FROM SALINA CRUZ TO ZIHUATANEJO. INTERESTS ELSEWHERE ALONG THE SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF CARLOS. AT 11 PM PDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CARLOS WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 97.8 WEST OR ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO ABOUT 30 MILES...50 KM...NORTHWEST OF PUERTO ESCONDIDO. CARLOS IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 6 MPH... 9 KM/HR...AND A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST AND WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. THE CENTER OF THE TROPICAL STORM SHOULD MOVE INLAND OR ALONG THE SOUTHERN COAST OF MEXICO ON FRIDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 65 MPH...105 KM/HR... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS LIKELY AS THE CENTER MOVES INLAND. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES ...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 994 MB...29.35 INCHES. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THE PATH OF CARLOS. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. REPEATING THE 11 PM PDT POSITION...16.2 N... 97.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 6 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 65 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 994 MB. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 2 AM PDT...FRIDAY. FORECASTER BEVEN NNNN
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