000 WTPZ31 KNHC 181431 TCPEP1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM MARTY ADVISORY NUMBER 10 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP162009 800 AM PDT FRI SEP 18 2009 ...MARTY STILL A TROPICAL STORM... AT 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MARTY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 114.8 WEST OR ABOUT 360 MILES...580 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. MARTY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR. A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST...AND MARTY IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW IN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT INFORMATION... LOCATION...20.4N 114.8W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTHWEST OR 305 DEGREES AT 7 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN