WTPZ32 KNHC 152037 RRA TCPEP2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM TARA ADVISORY NUMBER 6 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP222018 400 PM CDT MON OCT 15 2018 ...TINY TARA STRENGTHENS A LITTLE WHILE DRIFTING NORTHWESTWARD... ...............HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO... SUMMARY OF 400 PM CDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...18.0N 104.5W ABOUT 70 MI...115 KM S OF MANZANILLO MEXICO MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 2 MPH...4 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY: NONE. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR... ............. PUNTA SAN TELMO TO CABO CORRIENTES A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA, PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- AT 400 PM CDT (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM TARA WAS LOCATED BY SATELLITE DATA NEAR LATITUDE 18.0 NORTH, LONGITUDE 104.5 WEST. TARA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 2 MPH (4 KM/H). A MOTION TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE THE NEXT DAY OR SO, ALTHOUGH THE TROPICAL STORM COULD BECOME STATIONARY AT TIMES. A SLIGHTLY FASTER WESTWARD MOTION IS FORECAST TO BEGIN AFTER MID-WEEK. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF TARA IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR OR JUST OFFSHORE OF THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.