000 WTPZ23 KNHC 080230 TCMEP3 TROPICAL STORM BLANCA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 8 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP032009 0300 UTC WED JUL 08 2009 TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 20.3N 117.8W AT 08/0300Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 300 DEGREES AT 10 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1002 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. 34 KT....... 60NE 40SE 0SW 40NW. 12 FT SEAS..120NE 60SE 30SW 60NW. WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT. REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 20.3N 117.8W AT 08/0300Z AT 08/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 20.1N 117.3W FORECAST VALID 08/1200Z 21.1N 119.1W MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT. FORECAST VALID 09/0000Z 21.7N 120.4W...REMNANT LOW MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT. FORECAST VALID 09/1200Z 22.2N 121.5W...REMNANT LOW MAX WIND 20 KT...GUSTS 30 KT. FORECAST VALID 10/0000Z 22.5N 122.5W...REMNANT LOW MAX WIND 20 KT...GUSTS 30 KT. FORECAST VALID 11/0000Z...DISSIPATED REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 20.3N 117.8W NEXT ADVISORY AT 08/0900Z $$ FORECASTER PASCH