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Tropical Storm CARLOS


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TROPICAL STORM CARLOS ADVISORY NUMBER   6
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP042009
800 AM PDT SAT JUL 11 2009
 
...CARLOS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY OR ON SUNDAY... 

AT 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CARLOS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 116.6 WEST OR ABOUT 970
MILES...1560 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA.
 
CARLOS IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR.  A MOTION
JUST NORTH OF DUE WEST WITH A SMALL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  CARLOS IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY OR ON
SUNDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 994 MB...29.35 INCHES.
 
...SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...10.4N 116.6W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 10 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...994 MB
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
200 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER AVILA
 
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