ZCZC MIATCPEP4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM DOUGLAS ADVISORY NUMBER 5 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP042008 800 PM PDT WED JUL 02 2008 ...POORLY ORGANIZED DOUGLAS CONTINUING NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD SOCORRO ISLAND... INTERESTS IN THE SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF DOUGLAS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 800 PM PDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOUGLAS WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 109.1 WEST OR ABOUT 290 MILES...465 KM...SOUTH OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO AND ABOUT 315 MILES ...505 KM...WEST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO. DOUGLAS IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT...WITH DOUGLAS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN LATER ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. 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. OUTER RAINBANDS THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTING THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY MOVE AWAY FROM THE COAST THURSDAY. REPEATING THE 800 PM PDT POSITION...18.8 N...109.1 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BEVEN NNNN
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