WTPZ32 KNHC 161753 RRA

TCPEP2



BULLETIN

TROPICAL STORM TARA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 9A

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP222018

100 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2018



...TARA WEAKENS SOME MORE WHILE MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD...

........LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL

AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO...





SUMMARY OF 100 PM CDT...1800 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...18.7N 104.8W

ABOUT 40 MI...60 KM SW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO

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

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 325 DEGREES AT 2 MPH...4 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB...29.62 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 100 PM CDT (1800 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM TARA WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.7 NORTH, LONGITUDE 104.8 WEST.  TARA IS

DRIFTING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 2 MPH (4 KM/H).  A VERY

SLOW NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO.  ON