ZCZC MIATCPEP2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM KARINA SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER 1 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP122008 900 AM PDT TUE SEP 02 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM FORMS IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC... AT 900 AM PDT...1600Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KARINA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 111.5 WEST OR ABOUT 265 MILES...425 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. KARINA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR... AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY...WITH A TURN TO THE WEST AT A SLOWER FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...WITH GRADUAL WEAKENING EXPECTED THEREAFTER. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES. REPEATING THE 900 AM PDT POSITION...19.4 N...111.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER FRANKLIN NNNN
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