Tropical Storm OTIS

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TROPICAL STORM OTIS INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  8A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 PM PDT THU SEP 29 2005
 
...OTIS CONTINUES TOWARD THE NORTHWEST...OBSERVED FROM LOS CABOS
MEXICO RADAR...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA...FROM SANTA
FE SOUTHWARD ON THE PACIFIC COAST AND FROM LA PAZ SOUTHWARD ON THE
GULF OF CALIFORNIA COAST.
 
INTERESTS ELSEWHERE NEAR BOTH COASTS OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF
OTIS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AT 11 PM PDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM OTIS WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 20.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 110.0 WEST OR ABOUT  170
MILES... 275 KM...SOUTH OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA.
 
OTIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/HR.  THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  WHILE THE CENTER OF OTIS IS
CURRENTLY FORECAST TO REMAIN WEST OF SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA...
ANY MOTION TO THE RIGHT OF THE FORECAST TRACK COULD BRING THE
CENTER NEAR SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA LATE FRIDAY OR FRIDAY NIGHT.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND
OTIS IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE ON FRIDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES ...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.  DATA FROM A MEXICAN NAVY AUTOMATIC STATION AT
SOCORRO ISLAND LOCATED SOUTHWST OF OTIS...RECENTLY REPORTED WIND
GUSTS TO 38 MPH...62 KM/HR.  
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  994 MB...29.35 INCHES.
 
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
 
REPEATING THE 11 PM PDT POSITION...20.4 N...110.0 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 65 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 994 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
2 AM PDT.
 
FORECASTER AVILA
 
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