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TROPICAL STORM VICENTE ADVISORY NUMBER   6

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP232018

400 PM CDT SAT OCT 20 2018



...VICENTE A LITTLE STRONGER BUT REMAINS QUITE TINY...





SUMMARY OF 400 PM CDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...14.6N 94.3W

ABOUT 135 MI...215 KM W OF TAPACHULA MEXICO

ABOUT 125 MI...200 KM SSE OF SALINA CRUZ MEXICO

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

PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 265 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB...29.59 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.



INTERESTS ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN AND SOUTHERN COAST OF MEXICO SHOULD

MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF VICENTE.





DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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AT 400 PM CDT (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM VICENTE WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.5 NORTH, LONGITUDE 94.4 WEST. VICENTE IS

MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH (15 KM/H). THIS GENERAL MOTION

SHOULD CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO THE

NORTHWEST THEREAFTER.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH (85 KM/H)

WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE

TODAY AND SUNDAY. A GRADUAL WEAKENING SHOULD BEGIN THEREAFTER.



TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES (35 KM)

FROM THE CENTER.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB (29.59 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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RAINFALL:  BETWEEN MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY, VICENTE OR ITS REMNANTS

IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO

10 INCHES ALONG THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO. THIS RAINFALL