000 WTPZ34 KNHC 042036 TCPEP4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM MARIE ADVISORY NUMBER 15 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP142008 200 PM PDT SAT OCT 04 2008 ...MARIE WEAKENS... AT 200 PM PDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MARIE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 122.2 WEST OR ABOUT 850 MILES...1370 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. MARIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 2 MPH...4 KM/HR...AND A TURN TOWARD THE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AND INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TOMORROW. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STEADY WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE FROM SATELLITE IMAGES IS 992 MB...29.29 INCHES. REPEATING THE 200 PM PDT POSITION...18.5 N...122.2 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 2 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...992 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 800 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE