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Tropical Storm BUD (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM BUD ADVISORY NUMBER   9
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP022012
800 PM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012
 
...BUD NOT STRENGTHENING...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...12.9N 105.9W
ABOUT 440 MI...705 KM SW OF ZIHUATANEJO MEXICO
ABOUT 435 MI...700 KM SSW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 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 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BUD WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 105.9 WEST. BUD IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H. THIS GENERAL
MOTION WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT
12 TO 24 HOURS.  A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH AND THEN THE NORTHEAST
WITH A FURTHER DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. 
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 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 KIMBERLAIN
 
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