WTPZ35 KNHC 252053

TCPEP5



BULLETIN

TROPICAL STORM ROSA ADVISORY NUMBER   3

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP202018

300 PM MDT TUE SEP 25 2018



...ROSA LIKELY TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY...





SUMMARY OF 300 PM MDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...15.0N 108.9W

ABOUT 410 MI...660 KM SW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 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 300 PM MDT (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ROSA WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.0 NORTH, LONGITUDE 108.9 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 50 MPH (85 KM/H) WITH

HIGHER GUSTS, AND ROSA IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY INTO A

HURRICANE OVERNIGHT.



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

FROM THE CENTER.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB (29.53 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 900 PM MDT.



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FORECASTER RAMOS/ROBERTS