WTPZ35 KNHC 251434

TCPEP5



BULLETIN

TROPICAL STORM ROSA ADVISORY NUMBER   2

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP202018

900 AM MDT TUE SEP 25 2018



...DEPRESSION STRENGTHENS INTO A TROPICAL STORM...





SUMMARY OF 900 AM MDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...14.7N 108.0W

ABOUT 385 MI...620 KM SW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.





DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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AT 900 AM MDT (1500 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ROSA WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.7 NORTH, LONGITUDE 108.0 WEST.  ROSA IS

MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH (15 KM/H), AND THIS

GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 45 MPH (75 KM/H) WITH

HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS LIKELY, AND ROSA COULD

BECOME A HURRICANE ON TUESDAY.



TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES (75 KM)

FROM THE CENTER.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB (29.65 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 300 PM MDT.



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FORECASTER PASCH