Tropical Storm SERGIO
ZCZC MIATCPEP1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM SERGIO ADVISORY NUMBER 15 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP212006 100 AM PST FRI NOV 17 2006 ...SERGIO WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM...OUTER RAINBANDS CONTINUE AFFECTING THE COAST OF MEXICO... INTERESTS ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF SERGIO. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 100 AM PST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM SERGIO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 102.8 WEST OR ABOUT 360 MILES...580 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO AND ABOUT 280 MILES...450 KM...SOUTHWEST OF ACAPULCO MEXICO. SERGIO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 3 MPH...6 KM/HR. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SERGIO IS IN AN AREA OF UNFAVORABLE UPPER-LEVEL WINDS...AND ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 988 MB...29.18 INCHES. SERGIO IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OVER SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 8 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. REPEATING THE 100 AM PST POSITION...14.0 N...102.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...988 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 700 AM PST. $$ FORECASTER BEVEN NNNN