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Tropical Storm ROSA (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM ROSA ADVISORY NUMBER  15
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP172012
200 PM PDT FRI NOV 02 2012
 
...ROSA MOVING A LITTLE FASTER TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...12.7N 119.0W
ABOUT 925 MI...1485 KM SW OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...SW OR 235 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 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 ROSA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 119.0 WEST. ROSA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH...6 KM/H...AND A GRADUAL TURN
TOWARD THE WEST AND NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.  
 
MICROWAVE DATA INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45
MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST
AND ROSA COULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION ON SATURDAY AND
DEGENERATE INTO A REMNANT LOW ON SUNDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 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 BLAKE
 
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