ZCZC MIATCPEP3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM LOWELL ADVISORY NUMBER 1 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP132008 800 PM PDT SAT SEP 06 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM LOWELL FORMS OFF THE SOUTHWESTERN MEXICAN COAST... AT 800 PM PDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF NEWLY-FORMED TROPICAL STORM LOWELL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 106.4 WEST OR ABOUT 265 MILES...430 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO. TROPICAL STORM LOWELL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND LOWELL COULD BECOME A HURRICANE BY MONDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY AS LOWELL GRADUALLY MOVES AWAY FROM THE MEXICAN COAST. REPEATING THE 800 PM PDT POSITION...15.7 N...106.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER STEWART NNNN
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