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WTPZ34 KNHC 030236
TCPEP4
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM MARIE ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP142008
800 PM PDT THU OCT 02 2008
 
AT 800 PM PDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MARIE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 121.5 WEST OR ABOUT 835
MILES...1345 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA.
 
MARIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR.  A DECREASE
IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS WITH A TURN TO
THE WEST-NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT OR ON FRIDAY.
 
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 800 PM PDT POSITION...17.6 N...121.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 7 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
200 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BERG/STEWART