WTPZ31 KNHC 170843

TCPEP1



BULLETIN

TROPICAL STORM ESTELLE ADVISORY NUMBER   8

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP062016

300 AM MDT SUN JUL 17 2016



...ESTELLE STRENGTHENS A LITTLE...

...EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY MONDAY...





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

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LOCATION...16.2N 111.1W

ABOUT 470 MI...755 KM S OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB...29.47 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 ESTELLE WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 111.1 WEST. ESTELLE IS

MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH (15 KM/H) AND THIS

GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH (95 KM/H) WITH

HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT

48 HOURS, AND ESTELLE IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY MONDAY.



TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES (165 KM)

FROM THE CENTER.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 998 MB (29.47 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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