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TROPICAL STORM ESTELLE ADVISORY NUMBER   3
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP062016
900 PM MDT FRI JUL 15 2016

...ESTELLE FORMS...
...FIFTH TROPICAL STORM OF THE SEASON...


SUMMARY OF 900 PM MDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.2N 108.3W
ABOUT 370 MI...600 KM SW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 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 PM MDT (0300 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Estelle was
located near latitude 15.2 North, longitude 108.3 West.  Estelle is
moving toward the west-northwest near 12 mph (19 km/h).  The
cyclone should move toward the west or west-northwest at a slightly
slower rate of forward speed during the next two days.

Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts.
Some strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours.  Estelle
could become a hurricane by Sunday.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 80 miles (130 km)
from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1005 mb (29.68 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 300 AM MDT.

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Forecaster Landsea

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