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TROPICAL STORM HECTOR ADVISORY NUMBER  12
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP082012
200 AM PDT TUE AUG 14 2012
 
...CENTER OF HECTOR APPROACHING CLARION ISLAND...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.9N 114.0W
ABOUT 205 MI...330 KM WSW OF SOCORRO ISLAND
ABOUT 435 MI...700 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 265 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...997 MB...29.44 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 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HECTOR WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 114.0 WEST.  HECTOR IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/H.  A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD
MOTION AT A SLIGHTLY SLOWER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST...AND HECTOR COULD BECOME A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES...130 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB...29.44 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BERG
 
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