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TROPICAL STORM ROSA ADVISORY NUMBER   6
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP172012
800 AM PDT WED OCT 31 2012
 
...ROSA DRIFTING WESTWARD...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.5N 117.6W
ABOUT 770 MI...1235 KM SW OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB...29.59 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 ROSA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 117.6 WEST. ROSA IS
DRIFTING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 3 MPH...6 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  LITTLE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS LIKELY
TODAY...WITH WEAKENING FORECAST BY LATE THURSDAY.  
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 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 BLAKE
 
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