000 WTPZ63 KNHC 171537 TCUEP3 TROPICAL STORM BLAS TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP032010 840 AM PDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE-E HAS BECOME A TROPICAL STORM... DATA RECENTLY RECEIVED FROM A SHIP INDICATE THAT TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE-E HAS STRENGTHENED INTO TROPICAL STORM BLAS...WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH...65 KM/HR. NO CHANGES TO THE PREVIOUS FORECAST ARE BEING MADE AT THIS TIME. SUMMARY OF 840 AM PDT...1540 UTC...INFORMATION -------------------------------------------------- LOCATION...15.3N 105.3W ABOUT 265 MI...425 KM SSW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/HR PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 35 DEGREES AT 2 MPH...4 KM/HR MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB...29.59 INCHES $$ FORECASTER BLAKE