978  
WTNT23 KNHC 071442  
TCMAT3  
TROPICAL STORM MARCO FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 5  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL132008  
1500 UTC TUE OCT 07 2008  
 
AT 10 AM CDT...1500 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS DISCONTINUED  
THE HURRICANE WATCH FOR MEXICO.  
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM CABO ROJO SOUTHWARD  
TO VERACRUZ. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE  
WARNING AREA TODAY.  
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 19.9N 96.6W AT 07/1500Z  
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM  
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 6 KT  
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 998 MB  
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT.  
50 KT....... 5NE 5SE 0SW 0NW.  
34 KT....... 15NE 15SE 15SW 15NW.  
12 FT SEAS.. 15NE 15SE 0SW 0NW.  
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL  
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.  
 
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 19.9N 96.6W AT 07/1500Z  
AT 07/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 19.9N 96.4W  
 
FORECAST VALID 08/0000Z 20.3N 97.9W...INLAND  
MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT.  
34 KT... 10NE 0SE 0SW 10NW.  
 
FORECAST VALID 08/1200Z 20.3N 98.8W...REMNANT LOW  
MAX WIND 20 KT...GUSTS 25 KT.  
 
FORECAST VALID 09/0000Z...DISSIPATED  
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 19.9N 96.6W  
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 07/2100Z  
 
 
FORECASTER RHOME/PASCH  
 
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