000 WTPZ34 KNHC 292041 TCPEP4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM HILARY ADVISORY NUMBER 35 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP092011 200 PM PDT THU SEP 29 2011 ...NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE FINDS HILARY WITH 50 MPH WINDS... SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...21.6N 120.7W ABOUT 695 MI...1120 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 335 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HILARY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 120.7 WEST. HILARY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED THROUGH FRIDAY. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AND THEN WEST IS FORECAST FOR FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. DATA FROM A NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND HILARY COULD BECOME A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE ON FRIDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES...280 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT DATA IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BERG