ZCZC MIATCPEP1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ODILE ADVISORY NUMBER 15 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP162008 200 AM PDT SUN OCT 12 2008 ...ODILE MOVING MORE WESTWARD... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LAZARO CARDENAS WESTWARD TO LA FORTUNA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 200 AM PDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ODILE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 104.7 WEST OR ABOUT 60 MILES...100 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO. ODILE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR. A CONTINUED MOTION TOWARD THE WEST WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. THE FORECAST TRACK TAKES THE CENTER OF ODILE A BIT FARTHER AWAY FROM THE COAST OF MEXICO...HOWEVER ONLY A SMALL DEVIATION OF THE FORECAST TRACK WOULD BRING THE CENTER VERY CLOSE OR ONSHORE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT ODILE REMAINS POORLY ORGANIZED...AND ODILE COULD WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES. ODILE COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MEXICO...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 12 INCHES POSSIBLE. THESE RAINS COULD RESULT IN LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. REPEATING THE 200 AM PDT POSITION...18.2 N...104.7 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 AM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 800 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER ROBERTS/PASCH NNNN
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