000 WTPZ32 KNHC 162029 TCPEP2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO ADVISORY NUMBER 3 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP072008 200 PM PDT WED JUL 16 2008 ...FAUSTO FORMS SOUTH OF MEXICO... AT 200 PM PDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 99.7 WEST OR ABOUT 385 MILES...625 KM...SOUTH OF ACAPULCO MEXICO. FAUSTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES. REPEATING THE 200 PM PDT POSITION...11.3 N...99.7 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 16 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 800 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER AVILA