ZCZC MIATCPEP4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM DOUGLAS ADVISORY NUMBER 3 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP042008 800 AM PDT WED JUL 02 2008 ...DEPRESSION BECOMES TROPICAL STORM DOUGLAS... INTERESTS IN THE SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM. AT 800 AM PDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOUGLAS WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 107.8 WEST OR ABOUT 245 MILES...395 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO AND ABOUT 380 MILES...610 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO. DOUGLAS IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR. A GENERAL NORTHWESTWARD MOTION WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH DOUGLAS COULD AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO BETWEEN LAZARO CARDENAS AND PUERTO VALLARTA TODAY. REPEATING THE 800 AM PDT POSITION...17.8 N...107.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BROWN NNNN
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