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Tropical Storm PATRICIA (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM PATRICIA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   4A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP192009
1100 AM PDT MON OCT 12 2009
 
...PATRICIA SLIGHTLY STRONGER...MOVING NORTHWESTWARD...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE
BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA FROM LA PAZ TO SANTA FE. A TROPICAL STORM
WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE
WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
 
AT 1100 AM PDT...1800 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PATRICIA
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 110.0 WEST OR
ABOUT 245 MILES...395 KM...SOUTH OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA.
 
PATRICIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR...AND
A NORTHWEST TO NORTH-NORTHWEST MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR
THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF
PATRICIA WILL BE VERY NEAR THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...75
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS TO 36 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES.
  
...SUMMARY OF 1100 AM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...19.3N 110.0W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTHWEST OR 320 DEGREES AT 8 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
200 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/FRANKLIN
 
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