000 WTPZ32 KNHC 211732 TCPEP2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM BEATRIZ INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 9A NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP022011 1100 AM PDT TUE JUN 21 2011 ...BEATRIZ WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM...ALL COASTAL WARNINGS DISCONTINUED... SUMMARY OF 1100 AM PDT...1800 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...19.2N 106.4W ABOUT 95 MI...155 KM SSW OF CABO CORRIENTES MEXICO MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...988 MB...29.18 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY... THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS DISCONTINUED THE HURRICANE WARNING FROM LA FORTUNA TO CABO CORRIENTES. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... NONE. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 1100 AM PDT...1800 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BEATRIZ WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 106.4 WEST. BEATRIZ IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H. A GENERAL WESTWARD OR WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS. THE CENTER OF BEATRIZ WILL CONTINUE MOVING AWAY FROM THE COAST OF MEXICO TODAY. SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT BEATRIZ HAS WEAKENED...AND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES...150 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 988 MB...29.18 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- WIND...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO TODAY. RAINFALL...BEATRIZ IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ALONG THE COASTS OF THE STATES OF GUERRERO... JALISCO...COLIMA...AND MICHOACAN IN SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO...WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 20 INCHES OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. STORM SURGE...WATER LEVELS SHOULD CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE TODAY AS BEATRIZ MOVES AWAY FROM THE COAST. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN