000 WTPZ35 KNHC 060232 TCPEP5 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM EUGENE ADVISORY NUMBER 24 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP052011 800 PM PDT FRI AUG 05 2011 ...EUGENE EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION ON SATURDAY... SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...18.6N 125.9W ABOUT 1075 MI...1730 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB...29.62 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EUGENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 125.9 WEST. EUGENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE WEST AND A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. EUGENE SHOULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION ON SATURDAY...AND COULD BECOME A REMNANT LOW PRESSURE AREA BY SATURDAY NIGHT. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE