000
WTPZ33 KNHC 221431
TCPEP3
 
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM MIRIAM ADVISORY NUMBER   3
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP132012
800 AM PDT SAT SEP 22 2012
 
...TROPICAL DEPRESSION BECOMES TROPICAL STORM MIRIAM...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.9N 107.7W
ABOUT 640 MI...1025 KM SSE OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB...29.62 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 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MIRIAM WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 107.7 WEST. MIRIAM IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/H. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH AN
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. ON THE FORECAST TRACK MIRIAM WILL REMAIN
WELL OFFSHORE OF THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
48 HOURS...AND MIRIAM COULD BECOME A HURRICANE BY MONDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BRENNAN