ZCZC MIATCPEP4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM CARLOTTA ADVISORY NUMBER 2 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP042006 200 AM PDT WED JUL 12 2006 ...THIRD TROPICAL STORM OF THE YEAR FORMS SOUTHWEST OF MEXICO... AT 200 AM PDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CARLOTTA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 103.9 WEST OR ABOUT 330 MILES...530 KM...SOUTHWEST OF ACAPULCO MEXICO AND ABOUT 290 MILES... 470 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ZIHUATANEJO MEXICO. CARLOTTA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR ...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER OF CARLOTTA IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN FAR OFFSHORE OF MEXICO. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES. ALTHOUGH THE CENTER OF CARLOTTA IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A COUPLE HUNDRED MILES OFFSHORE...THE LARGE CIRCULATION OF THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD OUTER RAINBANDS ONSHORE THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO TODAY. TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS...CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE MEXICAN RIVIERA FROM PUERTO ESCONDIDO WESTWARD TO ZIHUATANEJO. THESE RAINS COULD PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. REPEATING THE 200 AM PDT POSITION...14.1 N...103.9 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 800 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE/KNABB NNNN
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