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Tropical Storm ILEANA


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TROPICAL STORM ILEANA ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP092012
200 PM PDT TUE AUG 28 2012
 
...ILEANA FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES OVER OPEN WATERS...
 
SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.3N 110.7W
ABOUT 460 MI...740 KM S OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 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 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ILEANA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 110.7 WEST. ILEANA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/H. A GRADUAL 
TURN TO THE NORTHWEST WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. 

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST...AND ILEANA COULD BECOME A
HURRICANE DURING THE NEXT 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...800 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER AVILA
 
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