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TROPICAL STORM SELMA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 1A

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP202017

700 AM CDT FRI OCT 27 2017



...SELMA MOVING NORTHWESTWARD...





SUMMARY OF 700 AM CDT...1200 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...10.8N 89.6W

ABOUT 210 MI...335 KM S OF SAN SALVADOR EL SALVADOR

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:



NONE



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:



A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. ENTIRE COAST OF EL SALVADOR



A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE

EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS.



INTERESTS IN SOUTHEASTERN GUATEMALA AND WESTERN HONDURAS SHOULD

MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF SELMA.



FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA, PLEASE MONITOR

PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.





DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

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AT 700 AM CDT (1200 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM SELMA WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.8 NORTH, LONGITUDE 89.6 WEST.  SELMA IS

MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH (7 KM/H) AND THE CYCLONE IS

EXPECTED TO TURN TOWARD THE NORTH BY EARLY SATURDAY.  ON THE

FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF SELMA WILL APPROACH THE COAST OF EL

SALVADOR ON SATURDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH (65 KM/H) WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. SOME INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST OVER THE NEXT DAY OR

SO BEFORE SELMA MAKES LANDFALL.