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TROPICAL STORM JOHN ADVISORY NUMBER   2

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP122018

900 PM MDT SUN AUG 05 2018



...TROPICAL DEPRESSION INTENSIFIES INTO TROPICAL STORM JOHN...





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

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LOCATION...14.9N 106.2W

ABOUT 310 MI...500 KM SSW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO

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

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.





DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.9 NORTH, LONGITUDE 106.2 WEST.  JOHN IS

MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH (13 KM/H), AND THIS GENERAL

MOTION WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT

FEW DAYS.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED NEAR 40 MPH (65 KM/H) WITH

HIGHER GUSTS.  STEADY TO RAPID STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE

NEXT FEW DAYS, AND JOHN IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN INTO A HURRICANE

BY MONDAY NIGHT OR TUESDAY.



TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES (75 KM)

FROM THE CENTER.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB (29.65 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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SURF:  SWELLS GENERATED BY JOHN ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFFECTING THE

COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.  THESE

SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT

CONDITIONS.  PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER