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WTPZ33 KNHC 251451
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BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM SONIA ADVISORY NUMBER 4
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP182025
800 AM PDT SAT OCT 25 2025
...SONIA CONTINUES STRENGTHENING AS IT MOVES WESTWARD FAR FROM
LAND...
SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.5N 118.1W
ABOUT 840 MI...1355 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 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 800 AM PDT (1500 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM SONIA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.5 NORTH, LONGITUDE 118.1 WEST. SONIA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 8 MPH (13 KM/H). THE TROPICAL STORM IS
FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING WESTWARD TODAY. A SLOWER FORWARD MOTION
WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH (85 KM/H)
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST THIS
WEEKEND AND SONIA COULD APPROACH HURRICANE STRENGTH ON SUNDAY.
GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES (110 KM)
FROM THE CENTER.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB (29.56 INCHES).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 200 PM PDT.
FORECASTER D. ZELINSKY
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