Tropical Storm FERNANDA
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TROPICAL STORM FERNANDA ADVISORY NUMBER 5
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP062011
200 PM PDT TUE AUG 16 2011
...FERNANDA STRENGTHENING OVER OPEN WATERS...
SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...11.7N 135.7W
ABOUT 1425 MI...2290 KM ESE OF SOUTH POINT HAWAII
ABOUT 1865 MI...3000 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 265 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FERNANDA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 135.7 WEST. FERNANDA
IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION
WITH A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING
THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND FERNANDA COULD BECOME A HURRICANE BY
THURSDAY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 PM PDT.
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FORECASTER BLAKE
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