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TROPICAL STORM ARLENE TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL012011
530 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2011
 
...HURRICANE WARNING ISSUED FOR THE COAST OF EASTERN MEXICO...ARLENE
A LITTLE STRONGER... 

THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS REPLACED THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND
HURRICANE WATCH WITH A HURRICANE WARNING FROM BARRA DE NAUTLA
NORTHWARD TO LA CRUZ. 

DATA FROM A HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS IN ARLENE HAVE INCREASED TO 60 MPH AND THAT THE
TROPICAL STORM IS LOCATED A LITTLE FARTHER EAST THAN THE PREVIOUS
ESTIMATE.  THIS SUGGESTS THAT THE FORWARD MOTION OF ARLENE HAS
SLOWED DOWN...HOWEVER...A WESTWARD MOTION AT A FASTER FORWARD 
SPEED IS EXPECTED TO RESUME TONIGHT.
 
 
SUMMARY OF 530 PM CDT...2230 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...21.3N 95.6W
ABOUT 120 MI...190 KM E OF TUXPAN MEXICO
ABOUT 150 MI...240 KM ESE OF TAMPICO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...996 MB...29.41 INCHES
 
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FORECASTER BROWN/KIMBERLAIN
 
 
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