000 WTPZ34 KNHC 052037 TCPEP4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM MARIE ADVISORY NUMBER 19 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP142008 200 PM PDT SUN OCT 05 2008 ...MARIE SLOWLY WEAKENING... AT 200 PM PDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MARIE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 122.7 WEST OR ABOUT 875 MILES...1405 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. MARIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 3 MPH...6 KM/HR...AND A SLOW WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. MARIE IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND THEN DEGENERATE INTO A REMNANT LOW WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES. REPEATING THE 200 PM PDT POSITION...18.8 N...122.7 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 3 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 800 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER PASCH