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TROPICAL STORM PILAR ADVISORY NUMBER   6

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP182017

900 PM MDT SUN SEP 24 2017



...PILAR JUST OFF THE COAST OF WESTERN MEXICO...

....PRODUCING HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS...





SUMMARY OF 900 PM MDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...21.8N 106.3W

ABOUT 95 MI...155 KM S OF MAZATLAN MEXICO

ABOUT 20 MI...35 KM NNE OF LAS ISLAS MARIAS MEXICO

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

PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 350 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB...29.62 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:



THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS EXTENDED THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING

NORTHWARD FROM EL ROBLITO TO BAHIA TEMPEHUAYA, AND DISCONTINUED THE

TROPICAL STORM WARNING SOUTH OF CABO CORRIENTES.



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:



A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

.. THE COAST OF MEXICO FROM CABO CORRIENTES NORTHWARD TO BAHIA

TEMPEHUAYA, 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

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AT 900 PM MDT (0300 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PILAR WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.8 NORTH, LONGITUDE 106.3 WEST.  PILAR IS

MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 9 MPH (15 KM/H).  A SLOWER NORTHWARD OR

NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.

ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF PILAR IS FORECAST TO MOVE ALONG