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WTPZ35 KNHC 131432
TCPEP5

BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM DARBY ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP052016
900 AM MDT WED JUL 13 2016

...DARBY ALMOST A HURRICANE...


SUMMARY OF 900 AM MDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.2N 112.4W
ABOUT 555 MI...895 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 265 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...996 MB...29.42 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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At 900 AM MDT (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Darby was
located near latitude 15.2 North, longitude 112.4 West.  Darby is
moving toward the west near 10 mph (17 km/h), and this general
motion is expected to continue for the next few days.

Maximum sustained winds are near 70 mph (110 km/h) with higher
gusts.  Strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours, and
Darby is expected to become a hurricane later today.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 80 miles (130 km)
from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 996 mb (29.42 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 300 PM MDT.

$$
Forecaster Berg