MAP! Here is a map and the projected path forecast for Tropical Storm Ignacio 2009. Hurricane status for Tropical Storm Ignacio is not expected. Ignacio is weakening off of Baja California and could fall apart in the next 48 hours.

The National Weather Service issued the following warning on Ignacio off Mexico this morning:

TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO ADVISORY NUMBER 7
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP122009
200 AM PDT WED AUG 26 2009

…IGNACIO FORECAST TO WEAKEN…

AT 200 AM PDT…0900 UTC…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.1 NORTH…LONGITUDE 122.5 WEST OR ABOUT 815
MILES…1315 KM…WEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA.

IGNACIO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH…22 KM/HR…AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH…85 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES…280 KM
TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB…29.53 INCHES.

…SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT INFORMATION…
LOCATION…21.1N 122.5W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…50 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NORTHWEST OR 305 DEGREES AT 14 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…1000 MB

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
800 AM PDT.

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