Tropical Storm CARLOS

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TROPICAL STORM CARLOS ADVISORY NUMBER   6
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2 AM PDT FRI JUN 27 2003

...CARLOS BEGINNING TO WEAKEN OVER SOUTHERN MEXICO...
 
AT 2 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS DISCONTINUED
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING EAST OF PUERTO ANGEL.  A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN COAST OF MEXICO FROM
PUERTO ANGEL TO ZIHUATANEJO.  OTHER PORTIONS OF THIS WARNING WILL
LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED LATER THIS MORNING.  INTERESTS ELSEWHERE
ALONG THE SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO SHOULD MONITOR
THE PROGRESS OF CARLOS.
 
AT 2 AM PDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CARLOS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE  97.9 WEST OR ABOUT 45
MILES...75 KM...NORTHWEST OF PUERTO ESCONDIDO MEXICO.  THIS
POSITION IS JUST INLAND FROM THE COAST OF MEXICO.
 
CARLOS IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR  7 MPH
...11 KM/HR...AND A GRADUAL TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED
TODAY.  THIS MOTION WOULD BRING THE CENTER OF CARLOS ALONG BUT JUST
INLAND FROM THE SOUTHERN COAST OF MEXICO TODAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR  60 MPH...95
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME FURTHER WEAKENING IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  70 MILES
...110 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  997 MB...29.44 INCHES.

RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THE PATH OF CARLOS.  THESE RAINS
COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES IN
MOUNTAINOUS AREAS.

REPEATING THE 2 AM PDT POSITION...16.4 N... 97.9 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR  7 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 60 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 997 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 8 AM PDT.
 
FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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