000 WTPZ34 KNHC 060833 TCPEP4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM MARIE ADVISORY NUMBER 21 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP142008 200 AM PDT MON OCT 06 2008 AT 200 AM PDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MARIE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 123.0 WEST OR ABOUT 900 MILES...1445 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. MARIE IS STATIONARY. A SLOW AND ERRATIC MOTION TO THE WEST-SOUTHWEST IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. MARIE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION LATER TODAY AND DEGENERATE TO A REMNANT LOW BY TUESDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES. REPEATING THE 200 AM PDT POSITION...18.5 N...123.0 W. MOVEMENT... STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 800 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER FRANKLIN