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TROPICAL STORM SIMON INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 24A
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP192014
1100 AM PDT TUE OCT 07 2014
...SIMON LIKELY TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW SOON...
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM PDT...1800 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...27.8N 116.4W
ABOUT 70 MI...130 KM W OF PUNTA EUGENIA MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 30 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB...29.59 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...
NONE
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* PUNTA ABREOJOS TO PUNTA EUGENIA
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 1100 AM PDT...1800 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM SIMON WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 116.4 WEST. SIMON IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO...AND
SIMON IS LIKELY TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW BY TONIGHT.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL...SIMON IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS
OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS AROUND 8 INCHES THROUGH
WEDNESDAY ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA
AND THE STATE OF SONORA IN NORTHWESTERN MEXICO. OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS...STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH ISOLATED
AMOUNTS OF AROUND 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF ARIZONA.
THIS RAINFALL COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING AND MUD SLIDES.
WIND...WINDS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITHIN THE
WATCH AREA TODAY.
SURF...LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY SIMON WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE
BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
TODAY. THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND
RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS.
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT.
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FORECASTER PASCH
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