Tropical Storm IGNACIO

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TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP122009
800 AM PDT WED AUG 26 2009

...IGNACIO BEGINNING TO WEAKEN...

AT 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 124.0 WEST OR ABOUT 905
MILES...1460 KM...WEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA.
 
IGNACIO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND IGNACIO
IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES...335 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES.
  
...SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...21.6N 124.0W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTHWEST OR 305 DEGREES AT 14 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
200 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BROWN
 
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