WTPZ32 KNHC 020850 TCPEP2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM OLIVIA ADVISORY NUMBER 6 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP172018 300 AM MDT SUN SEP 02 2018 ...DEPRESSION STRENGTHENS INTO TROPICAL STORM OLIVIA... SUMMARY OF 300 AM MDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...16.0N 112.2W ABOUT 500 MI...805 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB...29.59 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- AT 300 AM MDT (0900 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM OLIVIA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.0 NORTH, LONGITUDE 112.2 WEST. OLIVIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH (15 KM/H), AND A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD TO NORTHWESTWARD MOTION AT A SLOWER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED INTO MONDAY, FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE WEST LATE MONDAY OR EARLY TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 45 MPH (75 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS, AND OLIVIA COULD BECOME A HURRICANE BY TUESDAY. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES (150 KM) FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB (29.59 INCHES). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 900 AM MDT. .... FORECASTER PASCH