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Tropical Storm LANE (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM LANE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   3A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP132006
500 AM PDT THU SEP 14 2006
 
...LANE MOVING PARALLEL TO THE COAST OF MEXICO...RAINBANDS AFFECTING
THE COAST...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST OF MEXICO
FROM TECPAN DE GALEANA TO MANZANILLO. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING
MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE
WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WATCH AND A TROPICAL
STORM WARNING ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST OF MEXICO FROM WEST OF
MANZANILLO TO CABO CORRIENTES.  A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY
SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.
 
AT 500 AM PDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LANE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 103.5 WEST OR ABOUT 105
MILES...170 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF LAZARO CARDENAS MEXICO AND ABOUT
150 MILES...245 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO.
 
LANE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR...
AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
ALTHOUGH THE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OFFSHORE...TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE WARNING AREA TODAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.
 
TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE
SOUTHWEST COAST OF MEXICO WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...WITH ISOLATED
MAXIMUM RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE COASTAL
MOUNTAINS. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS
AND MUDSLIDES.
 
REPEATING THE 500 AM PDT POSITION...17.2 N...103.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40
MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 800 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BEVEN
 
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