000 WTPZ31 KNHC 180831 TCPEP1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM MARTY ADVISORY NUMBER 9 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP162009 200 AM PDT FRI SEP 18 2009 ...MARTY WEAKENING... AT 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MARTY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 114.3 WEST OR ABOUT 330 MILES...535 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. MARTY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/HR. A GRADUAL TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND WEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR ...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND MARTY SHOULD BECOME A REMNANT LOW IN A DAY OR TWO. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT INFORMATION... LOCATION...20.4N 114.3W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTHWEST OR 320 DEGREES AT 6 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 800 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER AVILA