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Tropical Storm GIL (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM GIL ADVISORY NUMBER   2
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP072013
200 PM PDT TUE JUL 30 2013
 
...DEPRESSION STRENGTHENS INTO A TROPICAL STORM...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...12.7N 116.1W
ABOUT 815 MI...1310 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 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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SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN-E HAS
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM. AT 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...
THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GIL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.7
NORTH...LONGITUDE 116.1 WEST. GIL IS MOVING TOWARD THE
WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/H...AND A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD
MOTION WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT
48 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  CONTINUED STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE 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 PASCH
 
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