000 WTPZ31 KNHC 011444 TCPEP1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM HENRIETTE ADVISORY NUMBER 8 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP112007 800 AM PDT SAT SEP 01 2007 ...HENRIETTE BEGINNING TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE COAST OF MEXICO... AT 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE COAST OF MEXICO EAST OF PUNTA SAN TELMO HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED...AND THE HURRICANE WATCH FROM MANZANILLO TO CABO CORRIENTES HAS ALSO BEEN DISCONTINUED. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG PORTIONS OF THE PACIFIC COAST OF MEXICO FROM PUNTA SAN TELMO TO CABO CORRIENTES. TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. INTERESTS ELSEWHERE ALONG THE PACIFIC COAST OF MEXICO SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 800 AM PDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HENRIETTE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 104.3 WEST OR ABOUT 85 MILES...135 KM...SOUTH OF MANZANILLO MEXICO AND ABOUT 505 MILES... 815 KM...SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. HENRIETTE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR ...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK HENRIETTE WILL BE GRADUALLY MOVING AWAY FROM THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF MEXICO. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND HENRIETTE COULD BECOME A HURRICANE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO.. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB...29.44 INCHES. HENRIETTE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES AS IT TRACKS WEST-NORTHWESTWARD ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF MEXICO. LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE. REPEATING THE 800 AM PDT POSITION...17.8 N...104.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...997 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 AM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 200 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER AVILA