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Tropical Storm LINDA (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM LINDA ADVISORY NUMBER   3
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP152009
200 PM PDT MON SEP 07 2009
 
...TWELFTH NAMED STORM OF THE 2009 EAST PACIFIC SEASON FORMS...
INTENSIFYING QUICKLY...

AT 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LINDA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 127.0 WEST OR ABOUT
1225 MILES...1975 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA.
 
LINDA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR. A TURN
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND THEN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST WITH SOME
FURTHER DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT DAY OR
TWO.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
TO 36 HOURS...AND LINDA COULD BECOME A HURRICANE ON TUESDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB...29.44 INCHES.
 
...SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...15.5N 127.0W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 280 DEGREES AT 7 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...997 MB
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
800 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN
 
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