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WTPZ33 KNHC 260232
TCPEP3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM SONIA ADVISORY NUMBER 6
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP182025
800 PM PDT SAT OCT 25 2025
..SONIA SLOWLY MOVING WESTWARD
SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.5N 119.3W
ABOUT 895 MI...1440 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 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 PM PDT (0300 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM SONIA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.5 NORTH, LONGITUDE 119.3 WEST. SONIA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 5 MPH (7 KM/H). THE TROPICAL STORM IS
FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING WESTWARD FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. A
SLOWER FORWARD MOTION WITH A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR
NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH (85 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE 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 45 MILES (75 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 AM PDT.
FORECASTER BUCCI
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