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WTXS21 PGTW 270500

TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH. WHILE ECMWF AND NAVGEM PREDICT A WEAKER SYSTEM

(25-30 KNOTS), THE GFS MODEL FORECASTS A STRONGER SYSTEM, POTENTIALLY

REACHING WARNING CRITERIA BY TAU 18. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE

ESTIMATED AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO

BE NEAR 997 MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT

TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS HIGH.

3. THIS ALERT WILL BE REISSUED, UPGRADED TO WARNING OR CANCELLED BY

280500Z.//

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