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TROPICAL STORM BLAS ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP032016
300 PM MDT SUN JUL 03 2016

...BLAS MOVING STEADILY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD...
...EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE ON MONDAY...


SUMMARY OF 300 PM MDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...12.2N 111.4W
ABOUT 665 MI...1070 KM SW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 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 300 PM MDT (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Blas was
located near latitude 12.2 North, longitude 111.4 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 65 mph (100 km/h)
with higher gusts.  Additional strengthening is forecast, and Blas
is expected to become a hurricane on Monday and 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 900 PM MDT.

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Forecaster Kimberlain

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