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Tropical Storm PRISCILLA


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TROPICAL STORM PRISCILLA ADVISORY NUMBER   2
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP162013
800 AM PDT MON OCT 14 2013
 
...PRISCILLA A LITTLE STRONGER...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.2N 115.5W
ABOUT 645 MI...1040 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 10 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 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 PRISCILLA
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 115.5 WEST. 
PRISCILLA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/H.  A
DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS FORECAST LATER TODAY.  A NORTH-
NORTHWESTWARD TO NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB...29.56 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 BERG
 
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