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Tropical Storm JOVA (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM JOVA ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP102011
200 PM PDT FRI OCT 07 2011
 
...JOVA TURNS TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST...EXPECTED TO BECOME A
HURRICANE OVER THE WEEKEND...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.6N 110.4W
ABOUT 505 MI...815 KM SW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 335 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...997 MB...29.44 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 JOVA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 110.4 WEST. JOVA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H.  A GRADUAL
TURN TOWARD THE NORTH WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
BY EARLY TOMORROW...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST BY LATE
SATURDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND JOVA
IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE OVER THE WEEKEND.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB...29.44 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BLAKE
 
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