ZCZC MIATCPEP5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM OLAF ADVISORY NUMBER 18 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 8 AM PDT TUE OCT 07 2003 ...OLAF WEAKENING AS IT PUSHES INLAND... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM PUNTA SAN TELMO TO CABO CORRIENTES. AT 8 AM PDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM OLAF WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.9 NORTH... LONGITUDE 104.6 WEST OR ABOUT 50 MILES...85 KM...NORTH OF MANZANILLO MEXICO. OLAF IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 6 MPH ... 9 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER WILL CONTINUE MOVING INLAND TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. OLAF IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATER TODAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES ... 75 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES. ABOVE NORMAL TIDES ALONG THE COAST SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH TODAY. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH OLAF. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. MANZANILLO HAS REPORTED NEARLY 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. REPEATING THE 8 AM PDT POSITION...19.9 N...104.6 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 6 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 999 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 AM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 2 PM PDT. FORECASTER FRANKLIN NNNN
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