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WTPZ33 KNHC 222039
TCPEP3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM OTIS ADVISORY NUMBER 2
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP182023
400 PM CDT SUN OCT 22 2023
..DEPRESSION STRENGTHENS INTO TROPICAL STORM OTIS
SUMMARY OF 400 PM CDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...10.3N 96.9W
ABOUT 500 MI...800 KM SSE OF ACAPULCO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
INTERESTS IN SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO SHOULD MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF THE OTIS.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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AT 400 PM CDT (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM OTIS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.3 NORTH, LONGITUDE 96.9 WEST. OTIS IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH (7 KM/H) AND THIS
SLOW MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. A SLOW
NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS FORECAST TO BEGIN BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH (65 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES (110 KM)
FROM THE CENTER.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB (29.65 INCHES).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL: HEAVY RAINFALL MAY IMPACT COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN
MEXICO FROM OAXACA TO GUERRERO LATER THIS WEEK.
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1000 PM CDT.
FORECASTER CANGIALOSI/BUCCI
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