000 WTPZ33 KNHC 210835 TCPEP3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM KENNETH ADVISORY NUMBER 7 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP132011 100 AM PST MON NOV 21 2011 ...KENNETH RAPIDLY STRENGTHENING...EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY... SUMMARY OF 100 AM PST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...12.3N 108.4W ABOUT 740 MI...1190 KM S OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...995 MB...29.38 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 100 AM PST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KENNETH WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 108.4 WEST. KENNETH IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/H... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND KENNETH IS FORECAST BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220 KM...MAINLY NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB...29.38 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...700 AM PST. $$ FORECASTER STEWART