Tropical Storm LOWELL

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TROPICAL STORM LOWELL INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  12A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP132008
500 PM PDT TUE SEP 09 2008
 
...OUTER RAIN BANDS OF LOWELL NEARING THE SOUTHWESTERN BAJA
CALIFORNIA COAST...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT ALONG THE WEST COAST OF THE
SOUTHERN BAJA PENINSULA FROM BAHIA MAGDALENA SOUTHWARD TO CABO SAN
LUCAS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TONIGHT OR
EARLY WEDNESDAY FOR PORTIONS OF THE WATCH AREA.
 
INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA SHOULD MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF LOWELL.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AT 500 PM PDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LOWELL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 113.2 WEST OR ABOUT 220
MILES...355 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA AND ABOUT 250 MILES...400 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CABO
SAN LAZARO MEXICO.
 
LOWELL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/HR.  A
TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.  ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF
LOWELL IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF SOUTHERN
BAJA CALIFORNIA LATE WEDNESDAY OR EARLY THURSDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES.
 
LOWELL IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL THROUGH
WEDNESDAY ACROSS SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF
SINALOA AND SONORA STATES IN MAINLAND MEXICO.
 
REPEATING THE 500 PM PDT POSITION...21.1 N...113.2 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 5 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 800 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER STEWART
 
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