Tropical Storm ANDRES

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TROPICAL STORM ANDRES INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   4A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP022009
1100 AM PDT MON JUN 22 2009
 
...ANDRES STRENGTHENING...
...RAINFALL AFFECTING THE PACIFIC COAST OF MEXICO...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF
MEXICO FROM LAZARO CARDENAS TO MANZANILLO. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING
MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN
THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 24 HOURS.
 
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO
FROM LAZARO CARDENAS TO CABO CORRIENTES. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS
THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...
GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

INTERESTS ELSEWHERE ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO SHOULD
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF ANDRES.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
 
AT 1100 AM PDT...1800 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ANDRES WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 102.3 WEST OR ABOUT 240
MILES...390 KM...SOUTHEAST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO.
 
ANDRES IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/HR. THIS
GENERAL TRACK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR TWO WITH
AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...ANDRES WILL
BE PASSING VERY NEAR THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO ON TUESDAY
AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/HR...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME FURTHER STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND ANDRES COULD BECOME A HURRICANE TOMORROW.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB...29.38 INCHES.
 
ANDRES IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6
INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF WEST-CENTRAL MEXICO...WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED
MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 8 INCHES. 
 
...SUMMARY OF 1100 AM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...16.1N 102.3W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTHWEST OR 320 DEGREES AT 5 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...995 MB
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
200 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BRENNAN/BLAKE
 
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