Tropical Storm EUGENE
ZCZC MIATCPEP5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM EUGENE ADVISORY NUMBER 24 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP052011 800 PM PDT FRI AUG 05 2011 ...EUGENE EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION ON SATURDAY... SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...18.6N 125.9W ABOUT 1075 MI...1730 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB...29.62 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EUGENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 125.9 WEST. EUGENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE WEST AND A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. EUGENE SHOULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION ON SATURDAY...AND COULD BECOME A REMNANT LOW PRESSURE AREA BY SATURDAY NIGHT. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE NNNN