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TROPICAL STORM OLAF ADVISORY NUMBER   9
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP192015
800 PM PDT FRI OCT 16 2015

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION BECOMES TROPICAL STORM OLAF...


SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...9.7N 127.6W
ABOUT 1485 MI...2385 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 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 800 PM PDT (0300 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Olaf was
located near latitude 9.7 North, longitude 127.6 West. Olaf is
moving toward the west near 14 mph (22 km/h), and this motion is
expected to continue with a decrease in forward speed through
Saturday.  A turn toward the west-northwest is expected by Sunday.

Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 40 mph (65 km/h) with
higher gusts.  Additional strengthening is forecast during the next
48 hours, and Olaf could become a hurricane by Sunday.

Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km)
from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1004 mb (29.65 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 200 AM PDT.

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Forecaster Beven

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