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tropical storm andres advisory number 4
nws tpc/national hurricane center miami fl ep022009
800 am pdt mon jun 22 2009

...hurricane watch and tropical storm warning issued for southwestern mexico...

At 800 am pdt the government of mexico has issued a tropical storm warning for the southwestern coast of mexico from
lazaro cardenas to manzanillo. A tropical storm warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning
area within 24 hours.

At 800 am...the government of mexico has issued a hurricane watch for the southwestern coast of mexico from lazaro cardenas to cabo
corrientes. A hurricane watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within the watch area...generally within 36 hours.

At 800 am...the tropical storm watch for the coast of mexico from lazaro cardenas to zihuatanejo has been discontinued.

Interests elsewhere along the southwestern coast of mexico should monitor the progress of andres.

At 800 am pdt the center of tropical storm andres was located near latitude 16.0 north...longitude 102.0 west or about 120
miles south-southwest of zihuatanejo mexico and about 255 miles southeast of manzanillo mexico.

Andres is moving toward the north-northwest near 5 mph. A turn toward the northwest and some increase in forward speed is
expected over the next day or two. On the forecast track...andres will be passing very near the coast of southwestern mexico on
tuesday and tuesday night.

Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph. with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast during the next 24 hours and
andres could become a hurricane tomorrow.

Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 70 miles from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 997 mb..

Andres is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 3 to 6 inches over portions of west-central mexico...with possible
isolated maximum amounts of 8 inches.

...summary of 800 am pdt information...
Location...16.0n 102.0w
maximum sustained winds...50 mph
present movement...north-northwest or 330 degrees at 5 mph
minimum central pressure...997 mb

an intermediate advisory will be issued by the national hurricane
center at 1100 am pdt followed by the next complete advisory at 200
pm pdt.

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forecaster blake/brennan

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