WTPZ33 KNHC 242345 RRA TCPEP3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM PILAR INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 5A NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP182017 700 PM CDT SUN SEP 24 2017 ...PILAR VERY NEAR LAS ISLAS MARIAS... ...PRODUCING HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN MEXICO... SUMMARY OF 700 PM CDT...0000 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...21.7N 106.2W ABOUT 20 MI...30 KM NE OF LAS ISLAS MARIAS MEXICO MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 350 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB...29.62 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY: NONE. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR... . THE COAST OF MEXICO FROM PLAYA PERULA NORTHWARD TO EL ROBLITO, INCLUDING LAS ISLAS MARIAS A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA, PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 700 PM CDT (0000 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PILAR WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.7 NORTH, LONGITUDE 106.2 WEST. PILAR IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 8 MPH (13 KM/H). A SLOWER NORTHWARD OR NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF PILAR IS FORECAST TO MOVE ALONG OR JUST WEST OF THE COAST OF THE MEXICAN STATES OF NAYARIT AND SINALOA DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 40 MPH (65 KM/H) WITH HIGHER