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TROPICAL STORM POLO ADVISORY NUMBER   1
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP172014
200 AM PDT TUE SEP 16 2014

...TROPICAL STORM POLO FORMS SOUTH OF SOUTHERN MEXICO...


SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...11.9N 98.4W
ABOUT 360 MI...580 KM SSE OF ACAPULCO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 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.

INTERESTS ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO SHOULD MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF POLO.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM POLO WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 98.4 WEST.  POLO IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H.  A
NORTHWESTWARD MOTION AT A SLIGHTLY FASTER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
TO BEGIN LATER TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.  ON
THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF POLO IS FORECAST TO MOVE CLOSER
TO THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING 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 1005 MB...29.68 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 BROWN/BERG

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