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TROPICAL STORM BLAS ADVISORY NUMBER   3
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP032016
900 AM MDT SUN JUL 03 2016

...BLAS QUICKLY STRENGTHENING...
...FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY MONDAY...


SUMMARY OF 900 AM MDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...11.6N 110.3W
ABOUT 650 MI...1045 KM SW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 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 900 AM MDT (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Blas was
located near latitude 11.6 North, longitude 110.3 West.  Blas is
moving toward the west-northwest near 13 mph (20 km/h), and this
motion is expected to continue for the next couple of days.

Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 60 mph (95 km/h) with
higher gusts. Strengthening is forecast and Blas should become a
hurricane by Monday, and is expected to become a major hurricane by
Tuesday.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 km)
from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1001 mb (29.56 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 300 PM MDT.

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Forecaster Kimberlain

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