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TROPICAL STORM ESTELLE ADVISORY NUMBER  15
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL     EP072010
800 AM PDT MON AUG 09 2010
 
...ESTELLE WEAKENS AS IT MOVES SLOWLY WESTWARD...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.7N 112.3W
ABOUT 390 MI...630 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 265 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 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 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ESTELLE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 112.3 WEST. ESTELLE IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 3 MPH...6 KM/HR...AND A TURN TOWARD THE
WEST-SOUTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY.  A TURN TOWARD THE
SOUTHWEST AND THEN SOUTH IS FORECAST BY LATE TOMORROW.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS AND ESTELLE COULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION BY
TONIGHT.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BLAKE
 
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