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Tropical Storm NORA (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM NORA ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP172009
200 PM PDT WED SEP 23 2009

...NORA A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED...FAR AWAY FROM LAND... 
 
AT 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NORA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 118.6 WEST OR ABOUT 705
MILES...1135 KM...SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA.
 
NORA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR. 
THIS MOTION WITH A TURN TO THE WEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT DAY
OR TWO. 

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.
 
...SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...16.8N 118.6W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST OR 290 DEGREES AT 7 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
800 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER AVILA
 
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