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TROPICAL STORM ELIDA ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP052014
200 AM PDT TUE JUL 01 2014

...ELIDA DRIFTING SOUTHWARD OFFSHORE OF THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF
MEXICO...


SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.4N 104.3W
ABOUT 110 MI...180 KM S OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...S OR 180 DEGREES AT 2 MPH...4 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB...29.62 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...

NONE.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* LAZARO CARDENAS TO CABO CORRIENTES

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ELIDA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 104.3 WEST. ELIDA IS
DRIFTING TOWARD THE SOUTH NEAR 2 MPH...4 KM/H. A SLOW SOUTH AND
SOUTHEAST MOTION IS EXPECTED TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...FOLLOWED BY A
SLOW WESTWARD MOTION WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE
CENTER OF ELIDA AND THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
OFFSHORE OF THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL...ELIDA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF
1 TO 3 INCHES OVER THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE MEXICAN STATES OF
COLIMA AND MICHOACAN...AND OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN PORTION OF JALISCO.
ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT PORTIONS
OF THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO WITHIN THE WARNING AREA.

SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY ELIDA ARE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO. THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE
LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENTS. FOR MORE INFORMATION...
PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE.


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...500 AM PDT.
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 AM PDT.

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FORECASTER BRENNAN

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