000 WTPZ34 KNHC 312034 TCPEP4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ILEANA ADVISORY NUMBER 17 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP092012 200 PM PDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...ILEANA WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM... SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...22.4N 116.1W ABOUT 395 MI...640 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...987 MB...29.15 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 ILEANA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 116.1 WEST. ILEANA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE WEST ON SUNDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/H... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND ILEANA IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION BY SATURDAY NIGHT OR SUNDAY. ILEANA IS EXPECTED TO DEGENERATE TO A POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW BY LATE SUNDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES...150 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN