000 WTPZ31 KNHC 120832 TCPEP1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ELIDA ADVISORY NUMBER 2 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP062008 200 AM PDT SAT JUL 12 2008 ...FIFTH TROPICAL STORM OF THE SEASON FORMS OVER THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC... AT 200 AM PDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ELIDA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 96.7 WEST OR ABOUT 220 MILES...355 KM...SOUTH OF PUERTO ANGEL MEXICO AND ABOUT 370 MILES... 600 KM...SOUTHEAST OF ACAPULCO MEXICO. ELIDA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION SHOULD CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 36 TO 48 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES. REPEATING THE 200 AM PDT POSITION...12.5 N...96.7 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 800 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER ROBERTS/BEVEN