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Tropical Storm IRWIN (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM IRWIN ADVISORY NUMBER  22
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP112011
800 AM PDT TUE OCT 11 2011
 
...IRWIN MAKES A COMEBACK...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.3N 115.0W
ABOUT 620 MI...1000 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...E OR 80 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB...29.62 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 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IRWIN WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 115.0 WEST. IRWIN IS
MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H.  THIS GENERAL MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR TODAY...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE
EAST-NORTHEAST FORECAST BY EARLY WEDNESDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING
THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN
 
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