HURRICANE BORIS - TS WATCH - 1755Z, 11-JAN-08

THE NATIONAL HYSTERIA CENTER ("NHC"), NEPAC DIVISION, HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR THE WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA, BETWEEN VICTORIA, AND, JUNEAU. HURRICANE BORIS, A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE, IS CURRENTLY LOCATED AT 150W, 42N, AND IS ON A STEADY NE TRACK. GIVEN SST'S (WHICH LOWER CLOSER TO LAND, DUE TO UPWELLING AND THE LONG SHORE CURRENT OUT OF THE NORTH), WE EXPECT SOME REDUCTION IN STRENGTH, DOWN TO TS LEVEL, PRIOR TO LANDFALL. LANDFALL IS PROG'ED FOR SOME TIME LATE Z TOMORROW OR EARLY Z THE FOLLOWING DAY. STRONG WINDS, HEAVY FLOODING RAINS AND NOTABLE STORM SURGE ALONG WITH DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE LAND FALL ZONE, PARTICULARLY IN THE RIGHT, FRONT QUADRANT OF THE STORM. NEXT UPDATE, EARLY, 12-JAN-08 Z. EOT. FORECASTER - HOLDEN.