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TROPICAL STORM SIMON ADVISORY NUMBER  21
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP192014
200 PM PDT MON OCT 06 2014

...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL
BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA TONIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY...
...BUT SIMON STILL EXPECTED TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW WITHIN THE NEXT
DAY OR SO...


SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...25.8N 117.4W
ABOUT 200 MI...320 KM SW OF PUNTA EUGENIA MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 10 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB...29.50 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...

THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR THE
WEST COAST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA FROM PUNTA ABREOJOS TO
PUNTA EUGENIA.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* PUNTA ABREOJOS TO PUNTA EUGENIA

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO
24 HOURS.

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 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM SIMON WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 117.4 WEST.  SIMON IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H.  A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTH-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.   WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND SIMON
IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW WITHIN THE NEXT DAY OR SO.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL...SIMON IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS
OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS AROUND 9 INCHES OVER THE NEXT
FEW DAYS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA
PENINSULA AND THE STATE OF SONORA IN NORTHWESTERN MEXICO.  STARTING
LATER TUESDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...RAINFALL FROM SIMON
OR ITS REMNANTS IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO PORTIONS OF THE U.S.
DESERT SOUTHWEST.  THIS RAINFALL COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING AND MUD
SLIDES.

SURF...LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY SIMON ARE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE
BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA.  SWELLS FROM SIMON ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO
AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST TODAY AND TUESDAY.
THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP
CURRENT CONDITIONS.  SWELLS SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE ON WEDNESDAY
THROUGHOUT THESE AREAS.  PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL
WEATHER OFFICE.

WIND...WINDS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH
AREA OVER CENTRAL BAJA CALIFORNIA TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY.


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

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FORECASTER PASCH

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