WTPZ33 KNHC 030842

TCPEP3



BULLETIN

TROPICAL STORM BLAS ADVISORY NUMBER   2

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP032016

300 AM MDT SUN JUL 03 2016



...DEPRESSION STRENGTHENS TO TROPICAL STORM BLAS...

...NO THREAT TO MEXICO...





SUMMARY OF 300 AM MDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...11.7N 109.7W

ABOUT 620 MI...995 KM SW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO

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

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.





DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

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AT 300 AM MDT (0900 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BLAS WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.7 NORTH, LONGITUDE 109.7 WEST. BLAS IS

MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH (22 KM/H), AND A

GENERAL WESTWARD TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION AT A SIMILAR FORWARD

SPEED IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY.



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

HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT

48 HOURS, AND BLAS IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE ON MONDAY.



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

FROM THE CENTER.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB (29.68 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 900 AM MDT.



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