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WTPZ32 KNHC 170832
TCPEP2
 
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM GREG ADVISORY NUMBER   3
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP072011
200 AM PDT WED AUG 17 2011
 
...DEPRESSION BECOMES TROPICAL STORM GREG...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.8N 102.2W
ABOUT 135 MI...220 KM SSW OF ZIHUATANEJO MEXICO
ABOUT 260 MI...420 KM SSE OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GREG WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 102.2 WEST. GREG IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/H.  THIS
GENERAL MOTION WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS FORECAST
OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO.  ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF GREG IS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL OFFSHORE OF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN MEXICO.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH...65
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED AND
GREG IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE ON THURSDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COASTS OF THE
MEXICAN STATES OF GUERRERO AND MICHOACAN DURING THE NEXT
DAY OR SO.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI