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Tropical Storm BEATRIZ (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM BEATRIZ ADVISORY NUMBER  10
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP022011
200 PM PDT TUE JUN 21 2011
 
...BEATRIZ WEAKENING QUICKLY...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...19.0N 106.5W
ABOUT 110 MI...175 KM SSW OF CABO CORRIENTES MEXICO
ABOUT 345 MI...560 KM SE OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
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 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BEATRIZ WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 106.5 WEST. BEATRIZ IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION WITH
SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
48 HOURS...AND BEATRIZ IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION ON WEDNESDAY. 
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB...29.38 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL...BEATRIZ IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS
OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ALONG THE COASTS OF THE STATES OF GUERRERO...
JALISCO...COLIMA...AND MICHOACAN IN SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO...WITH
POSSIBLE ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 20 INCHES OVER MOUNTAINOUS
TERRAIN.  THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND
MUD SLIDES.
 
STORM SURGE...WATER LEVELS SHOULD CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE TODAY AS
BEATRIZ MOVES AWAY FROM THE COAST.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BRENNAN
 
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