000 WTPZ34 KNHC 012034 TCPEP4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM MARIE ADVISORY NUMBER 3 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP142008 200 PM PDT WED OCT 01 2008 AT 200 PM PDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MARIE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 117.4 WEST OR ABOUT 600 MILES...965 KM...SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. MARIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR. A TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND THEN WEST IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...WITH SOME REDUCTION IN FORWARD SPEED. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES. REPEATING THE 200 PM PDT POSITION...17.8 N...117.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 800 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER FRANKLIN