000 WTPZ32 KNHC 221458 TCPEP2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO ADVISORY NUMBER 26 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP072008 800 AM PDT TUE JUL 22 2008 AT 800 AM PDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 120.8 WEST OR ABOUT 710 MILES...1145 KM...WEST OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO. FAUSTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/HR...AND THE CYCLONE SHOULD CONTINUE TOWARD THE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT A SLOWER RATE OF FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CONTINUED WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES. REPEATING THE 800 AM PDT POSITION...20.9 N...120.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER LANDSEA/BLAKE