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Tropical Storm CELIA


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TROPICAL STORM CELIA ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL     EP042010
800 PM PDT SAT JUN 19 2010
 
...CELIA QUICKLY STRENGTHENING...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...12.1N 98.7W
ABOUT 340 MI...550 KM SSE OF ACAPULCO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WSW OR 255 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...994 MB...29.35 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CELIA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 98.7 WEST. CELIA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR...AND A
GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. 
ON THE FORECAST TRACK...CELIA IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL OFFSHORE
OF THE COAST OF MEXICO.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 65 MPH...100
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND CELIA COULD BECOME A HURRICANE LATER
TONIGHT OR SUNDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 994 MB...29.35 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF...LARGE OCEAN SWELLS CAUSED BY CELIA WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS
SURF CONDITIONS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE PACIFIC COAST OF MEXICO FOR
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BEVEN
 
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