000 WTPZ32 KNHC 012044 TCPEP2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM BORIS ADVISORY NUMBER 20 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP022008 200 PM PDT TUE JUL 01 2008 ...BORIS WEAKENS SLIGHTLY TO A STRONG TROPICAL STORM... AT 200 PM PDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BORIS WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 125.3 WEST OR ABOUT 1145 MILES...1840 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. BORIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR. A GENERAL WESTWARD OR WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION...WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN FORWARD SPEED...IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND ARE NOW NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CONTINUED GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 991 MB...29.26 INCHES. REPEATING THE 200 PM PDT POSITION...15.0 N...125.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...991 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 800 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER KNABB