ZCZC MIATCPEP3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM JIMENA SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER 3 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP132009 600 AM PDT SAT AUG 29 2009 ...JIMENA RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES...ALMOST A HURRICANE... AT 600 AM PDT...1300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JIMENA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 102.8 WEST OR ABOUT 270 MILES...430 KM...SOUTHWEST OF ACAPULCO MEXICO AND ABOUT 345 MILES... 555 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO. JIMENA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR. THIS GENERAL MOTION WITH A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND JIMENA COULD BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE BY LATE SUNDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 990 MB...29.23 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 600 AM PDT INFORMATION... LOCATION...14.2N 102.8W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 280 DEGREES AT 10 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...990 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 800 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE NNNN
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