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Tropical Storm IRWIN


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TROPICAL STORM IRWIN ADVISORY NUMBER  23
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP112011
200 PM PDT TUE OCT 11 2011
 
...IRWIN A LITTLE STRONGER...STILL ON AN EASTWARD COURSE...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.9N 114.2W
ABOUT 620 MI...1000 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...E OR 95 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 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IRWIN WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 114.2 WEST. IRWIN IS
MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE EAST-
NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED...FOLLOWED BY A TURN BACK TOWARD THE EAST ON THURSDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 45 MPH...75
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...FOLLOWED BY WEAKENING ON
THURSDAY.
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE 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...800 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN
 
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