WTPZ32 KNHC 161142 RRA

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TROPICAL STORM TARA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 8A

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP222018

700 AM CDT TUE OCT 16 2018



...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES OVER THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS

OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO...





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

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LOCATION...18.7N 104.5W

ABOUT 25 MI...40 KM SSW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 335 DEGREES AT 1 MPH...2 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB...29.47 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...

... MANZANILLO TO CABO CORRIENTES MEXICO



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

... EAST OF MANZANILLO TO PUNTA SAN TELMO MEXICO



A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE

EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA, IN THIS CASE WITHIN THE

NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE

POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA, IN THIS CASE WITHIN THE NEXT 12

TO 24 HOURS.



FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA, PLEASE MONITOR

PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.





DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.7 NORTH, LONGITUDE 104.5 WEST. TARA IS

DRIFTING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 1 MPH (2 KM/H).  THE SYSTEM

IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY TOWARD THE NORTHWEST DURING THE NEXT DAY

OR SO.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF TARA SHOULD PASS VERY