000 WTPZ32 KNHC 010238 TCPEP2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM BORIS ADVISORY NUMBER 17 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP022008 800 PM PDT MON JUN 30 2008 ...BORIS STRENGTHENS A LITTLE... AT 800 PM PDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BORIS WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 123.0 WEST OR ABOUT 1030 MILES...1660 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. BORIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/HR. A WESTWARD MOTION WITH SOME REDUCTION IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. BORIS STILL COULD BECOME A HURRICANE DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS...BUT A GRADUAL WEAKENING TREND IS EXPECTED AFTER THAT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 992 MB...29.29 INCHES. REPEATING THE 800 PM PDT POSITION...14.6 N...123.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...992 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER FRANKLIN