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Tropical Storm SONIA Public Advisory Number 12A
2013-11-04 06:56:27| National Hurricane Center (East Pacific)
Issued at 1000 PM PST SUN NOV 03 2013 000 WTPZ33 KNHC 040556 TCPEP3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM SONIA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 12A NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP182013 1000 PM PST SUN NOV 03 2013 ...SONIA APPROACHING THE COAST OF SINALOA MEXICO... SUMMARY OF 1000 PM PST...0600 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...24.0N 107.8W ABOUT 60 MI...95 KM SSW OF CULIACAN MEXICO ABOUT 115 MI...180 KM WNW OF MAZATLAN MEXICO MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 30 DEGREES AT 18 MPH...30 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY... NONE. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR... * MAZATLAN TO ALTATA A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR... * NORTH OF ALTATA TO TOPOLOBAMPO INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN WEST-CENTRAL MAINLAND MEXICO SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF SONIA. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 1000 PM PST...0600 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM SONIA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 107.8 WEST. SONIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 18 MPH...30 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON MONDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF SONIA SHOULD REACH THE COAST OF MAINLAND MEXICO WITHIN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. RAPID WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AFTER SONIA MOVES INLAND DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. SONIA IS FORECAST TO DISSIPATE OVER MEXICO ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA AND POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. RAINFALL...SONIA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES...IN PORTIONS OF THE MEXICAN STATES OF SINALOA...WESTERN DURANGO...AND SOUTHERN CHIHUAHUA. THESE RAINS MAY PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...100 AM PST. $$ FORECASTER BERG
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