677
WTPZ35 KNHC 160831
TCPEP5
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM ELIDA ADVISORY NUMBER 7
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP052026
200 AM PDT THU JUL 16 2026
..ELIDA HOLDING STEADY AS IT CONTINUES WESTWARD
SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.6N 116.5W
ABOUT 660 MI...1065 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...997 MB...29.44 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 ELIDA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.6 NORTH, LONGITUDE 116.5 WEST. ELIDA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH (19 KM/H). A TURN TOWARD THE
WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT, FOLLOWED BY A
NORTHWESTWARD MOTION BEGINNING FRIDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH (95 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS,
AND ELIDA IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE THURSDAY NIGHT OR EARLY
FRIDAY BEFORE REACHING ITS PEAK INTENSITY ON FRIDAY.
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES (205 KM)
FROM THE CENTER.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB (29.44 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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