000 WTPZ32 KNHC 302032 TCPEP2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM GIL ADVISORY NUMBER 2 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP072013 200 PM PDT TUE JUL 30 2013 ...DEPRESSION STRENGTHENS INTO A TROPICAL STORM... SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...12.7N 116.1W ABOUT 815 MI...1310 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN-E HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM. AT 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC... THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GIL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 116.1 WEST. GIL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/H...AND A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CONTINUED STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER PASCH