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Tropical Storm DARBY (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM DARBY ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL     EP052010
800 PM PDT WED JUN 23 2010
 
...DARBY CHANGES LITTLE IN STRENGTH DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...12.3N 97.0W
ABOUT 295 MI...475 KM SSW OF SALINA CRUZ MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...995 MB...29.38 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 DARBY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 97.0 WEST. DARBY IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK...DARBY IS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL SOUTH OF THE MEXICAN COAST OVER THE NEXT
TWO DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  WHILE DARBY HAS CHANGED LITTLE IN STRENGTH DURING THE PAST
FEW HOURS...SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS...AND DARBY COULD BECOME A HURRICANE ON THURSDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB...29.38 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BEVEN
 
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