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Tropical Storm DARBY (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM DARBY ADVISORY NUMBER   2
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL     EP052010
200 AM PDT WED JUN 23 2010
 
...TROPICAL STORM DARBY FORMS SOUTH OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...11.5N 94.0W
ABOUT 335 MI...540 KM SSE OF SALINA CRUZ MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 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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SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION SOUTH OF THE
SOUTHERN MEXICO COAST HAS STRENGTHENED TO A TROPICAL STORM.  AT 200
AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DARBY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 11.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.0 WEST. DARBY IS MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR.  A TURN TOWARD THE
WEST-NORTHWEST AND THEN WEST WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED IS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH...65
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM
TO THE WEST OF THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BERG
 
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