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TROPICAL STORM TARA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 7A

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP222018

100 AM CDT TUE OCT 16 2018



...TARA DRIFTING CLOSER TO THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO...





SUMMARY OF 100 AM CDT...0600 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...18.5N 104.5W

ABOUT 35 MI...60 KM SSW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 340 DEGREES AT 2 MPH...4 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...995 MB...29.39 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:



NONE



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:



A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

... MANZANILLO TO CABO CORRIENTES MEXICO



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

... EAST OF MANZANILLO TO PUNTA SAN TELMO MEXICO



A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE

EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA, IN THIS CASE WITHIN THE

NEXT 24 HOURS.



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE

POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA, IN THIS CASE WITHIN THE NEXT 24

HOURS.



FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA, PLEASE MONITOR

PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.





DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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AT 100 AM CDT (0600 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM TARA WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.5 NORTH, LONGITUDE 104.5 WEST.  TARA IS

MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 2 MPH (4 KM/H).  TARA'S

FUTURE TRACK IS HIGHLY UNCERTAIN.  THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE

SLOWLY TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AND THEN WEST AT A SIMILAR SPEED DURING

THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  TARA'S CENTER SHOULD PASS VERY CLOSE TO