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Tropical Storm CARLOS (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM CARLOS ADVISORY NUMBER  15
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP042009
200 PM PDT MON JUL 13 2009
 
...TINY CARLOS STRENGTHENS AGAIN...

AT 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CARLOS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 9.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 126.1 WEST OR ABOUT 1420
MILES...2285 KM...SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA.
 
CARLOS IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH.  A GENERAL
WESTWARD MOTION AT THIS FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 65 MPH...100
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE
POSSIBLE...BUT LITTLE OVERALL CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
CARLOS IS A SMALL TROPICAL CYCLONE.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 994 MB...29.35 INCHES.
 
...SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...9.4N 126.1W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-SOUTHWEST OR 255 DEGREES AT 12 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...994 MB
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
800 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BERG
 
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