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ZCZC MIATCPEP4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM IRWIN ADVISORY NUMBER 2 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 8 PM PDT FRI OCT 08 1999 ...IRWIN WILL LIKELY BRING TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS TO A SMALL PORTION OF THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO... AT 8 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM CABO CORRIENTES SOUTHWARD TO PUNTA SAN TELMO. AT 8 PM PDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IRWIN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 105.2 WEST OR ABOUT 65 MILES ...100 KM...SOUTHWEST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO. IRWIN IS CURRENTLY MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR TOWARD THE COAST OF MEXICO. HOWEVER...A NORTHWESTWARD TURN...AWAY FROM THE COAST IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH... 75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES ...140 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES. HEAVY RAINS AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE ALREADY AFFECTING THE COASTAL SECTIONS BETWEEN MANZANILLO AND PUNTA SAN TELMO. REPEATING THE 8 PM PDT POSITION...18.5 N...105.2 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 2 AM PDT...SATURDAY. AVILA NNNN