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Tropical Storm JOVA (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM JOVA ADVISORY NUMBER   6
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP102011
200 AM PDT FRI OCT 07 2011
 
...JOVA CONTINUES TO GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.4N 109.5W
ABOUT 520 MI...835 KM SW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 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 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JOVA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 109.5 WEST.  JOVA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/H.  A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH-NORTHWEST WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTH-NORTHEAST ON SATURDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS...AND JOVA COULD BECOME A HURRICANE BY SATURDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BERG
 
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