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Tropical Storm PRISCILLA (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM PRISCILLA ADVISORY NUMBER   6
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP162013
800 AM PDT TUE OCT 15 2013
 
...PRISCILLA TURNS NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.4N 116.5W
ABOUT 570 MI...920 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 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 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PRISCILLA
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 116.5 WEST.
PRISCILLA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH.  A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AND WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...
AND PRISCILLA SHOULD CONTINUE THAT GENERAL MOTION THROUGH THURSDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. 
PRISCILLA COULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATER TODAY AND THEN
DEGENERATE TO A REMNANT LOW BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
 
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 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BERG
 
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