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TROPICAL STORM AMANDA ADVISORY NUMBER   7
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP012014
200 AM PDT SAT MAY 24 2014

...AMANDA CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN...
...EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY...


SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...11.4N 109.6W
ABOUT 630 MI...1020 KM SW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...994 MB...29.36 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 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM AMANDA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 109.6 WEST. AMANDA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/H.  A DECREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED AND A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST ARE EXPECTED ON
SUNDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS...AND AMANDA IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE LATER
TODAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 994 MB...29.36 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 AM PDT.

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FORECASTER BEVEN

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