WTPZ33 KNHC 040853

TCPEP3



BULLETIN

TROPICAL STORM BLAS ADVISORY NUMBER   6

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP032016

300 AM MDT MON JUL 04 2016



...BLAS STRENGTHENING...

...EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE THIS MORNING...





SUMMARY OF 300 AM MDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...12.7N 113.2W

ABOUT 735 MI...1185 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB...29.50 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 300 AM MDT (0900 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BLAS WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.7 NORTH, LONGITUDE 113.2 WEST. BLAS IS

MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH (19 KM/H), AND A

GENERAL WEST-NORTHWESTWARD TO WESTWARD MOTION AT A SLIGHTLY FASTER

FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 70 MPH (110 KM/H)

WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE

NEXT 48 HOURS, AND BLAS IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE LATER

THIS MORNING AND BE NEAR MAJOR HURRICANE STRENGTH BY LATE TUESDAY.



TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES (130 KM)

FROM THE CENTER.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB (29.50 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 900 AM MDT.



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