ZCZC MIATCPEP4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM CELIA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 3A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 11 PM PDT FRI JUL 17 1998 TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MEXICO FROM LA PAZ SOUTHWARD. AT 11 PM PDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CELIA WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 109.5 WEST OR ABOUT 165 MILES...265 KM...SOUTH OF CABO SAN LUCAS. CELIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH ...28 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON SATURDAY. ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER OF CELIA WILL BE PASSING ABOUT 100 MILES FROM THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MIGHT REACH THE COAST IN THIS AREA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH... 95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES ...220 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 PM PDT POSITION...20.5 N...109.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 2 AM PDT...SATURDAY. AVILA NNNN