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003 WTPZ31 KNHC 170011 TCPEP1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM NORA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 2A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 PM PDT TUE SEP 16 1997 THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS NOW ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM LAZARO CARDENAS TO PUNTA MALDONADO. A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LAZARO CARDENAS TO CABO CORRIENTES. AT 5 PM PDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NORA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 103.0 WEST OR ABOUT 380 MILES ...615 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO. NORA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH... 65 KM/HR ...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FURTHER STRENGTHENING IS LIKELY 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 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES. OUTER RAIN BANDS MAY SPREAD OVER PORTIONS OF THE COAST OF MEXICO TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. REPEATING THE 5 PM PDT POSITION...13.8 N...103.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 8 PM PDT. LAWRENCE