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Tropical Storm ILEANA (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM ILEANA ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP092012
800 AM PDT TUE AUG 28 2012
 
...ILEANA MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OVER OPEN WATERS... 
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.0N 109.8W
ABOUT 415 MI...670 KM WSW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
ABOUT 475 MI...765 KM S OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB...29.50 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 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ILEANA WAS
ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 109.8 WEST. ILEANA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H. 
A GENERAL MOTION BETWEEN THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND NORTHWEST WITH A
GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND ILEANA COULD BECOME A
HURRICANE IN A DAY OR TWO.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER AVILA
 
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