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Tropical Storm JOVA (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM JOVA ADVISORY NUMBER   9
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP102011
800 PM PDT FRI OCT 07 2011
 
...JOVA NOW MOVING NORTHWARD...EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE OVER
THE WEEKEND...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.3N 110.6W
ABOUT 490 MI...785 KM WSW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 350 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.

INTERESTS ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO SHOULD MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF JOVA.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JOVA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 110.6 WEST. JOVA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 8 MPH.  THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED TONIGHT.  A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS...AND JOVA COULD 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...200 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BEVEN
 
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