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BULLETIN

TROPICAL STORM BLAS ADVISORY NUMBER   3

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP032016

900 AM MDT SUN JUL 03 2016



...BLAS QUICKLY STRENGTHENING...

...FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY MONDAY...





SUMMARY OF 900 AM MDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...11.6N 110.3W

ABOUT 650 MI...1045 KM SW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO

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

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.





DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

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AT 900 AM MDT (1500 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BLAS WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.6 NORTH, LONGITUDE 110.3 WEST.  BLAS IS

MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH (20 KM/H), AND THIS

MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH (95 KM/H) WITH

HIGHER GUSTS. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST AND BLAS SHOULD BECOME A

HURRICANE BY MONDAY, AND IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE BY

TUESDAY.



TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES (110 KM)

FROM THE CENTER.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB (29.56 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 300 PM MDT.



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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN=