THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ELIDA
REMAINED LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.4 NORTH…LONGITUDE 104.3 WEST.
ELIDA HAS REMAINED NEARLY STATIONARY DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS. A
SLOW SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST MOTION IS EXPECTED TODAY AND WEDNESDAY…
FOLLOWED BY A SLOW WESTWARD MOTION WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK…THE CENTER OF ELIDA AND THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN OFFSHORE OF THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 50 MPH…85 KM/H…WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES…110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB…29.62 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL…ELIDA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF
1 TO 3 INCHES OVER THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE MEXICAN STATES OF
COLIMA AND MICHOACAN…AND OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN PORTION OF JALISCO.
ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
WIND…TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE ALONG PORTIONS
OF THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO WITHIN THE WARNING AREA.
SURF…SWELLS GENERATED BY ELIDA ARE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO. THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE
LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENTS. FOR MORE INFORMATION…
PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE.
