Tropical Storm NORA

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TROPICAL STORM NORA ADVISORY NUMBER   7
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP172009
800 AM PDT THU SEP 24 2009
 
...NORA EXPECTED TO WEAKEN DUE TO UNFAVORABLE UPPER-LEVEL WINDS...

AT 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NORA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 120.0 WEST OR ABOUT
760 MILES...1225 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA.
 
NORA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/HR.  A
TURN TOWARD THE WEST AND A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  NORA IS ENCOUNTERING UNFAVORABLE UPPER-LEVEL WINDS AND 
WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. 
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.
 
...SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...17.3N 120.0W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST OR 290 DEGREES AT 5 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
200 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI/BEVEN
 
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