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Tropical Storm MARCO (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM MARCO FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL132008
1500 UTC TUE OCT 07 2008
 
AT 10 AM CDT...1500 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS DISCONTINUED
THE HURRICANE WATCH FOR MEXICO.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM CABO ROJO SOUTHWARD
TO VERACRUZ.  TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE
WARNING AREA TODAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 19.9N  96.6W AT 07/1500Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT   6 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  998 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  55 KT WITH GUSTS TO  65 KT.
50 KT.......  5NE   5SE   0SW   0NW.
34 KT....... 15NE  15SE  15SW  15NW.
12 FT SEAS.. 15NE  15SE   0SW   0NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT.  RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.
 
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 19.9N  96.6W AT 07/1500Z
AT 07/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 19.9N  96.4W
 
FORECAST VALID 08/0000Z 20.3N  97.9W...INLAND
MAX WIND  35 KT...GUSTS  45 KT.
34 KT... 10NE   0SE   0SW  10NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 08/1200Z 20.3N  98.8W...REMNANT LOW
MAX WIND  20 KT...GUSTS  25 KT.
 
FORECAST VALID 09/0000Z...DISSIPATED
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 19.9N  96.6W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 07/2100Z
 
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FORECASTER RHOME/PASCH
 
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