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WTPZ33 KNHC 250833
TCPEP3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM SONIA ADVISORY NUMBER 3
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP182025
200 AM PDT SAT OCT 25 2025
..DEPRESSION STRENGTHENS TO TROPICAL STORM SONIA
SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.3N 117.6W
ABOUT 835 MI...1340 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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AT 200 AM PDT (0900 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM SONIA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.3 NORTH, LONGITUDE 117.6 WEST. SONIA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH (15 KM/H). THE STORM IS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE MOVING WESTWARD TODAY, FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST AND A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH (65 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND, FOLLOWED BY
GRADUAL WEAKENING BEGINNING BY TUESDAY.
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES (95 KM)
FROM THE CENTER.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB (29.71 INCHES).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 800 AM PDT.
FORECASTER GIBBS (CPHC)
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