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Tropical Storm KIKO (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM KIKO ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP112013
200 PM PDT SAT AUG 31 2013
 
...DEPRESSION HAS RAPIDLY INTENSIFIED TO BECOME TROPICAL STORM
KIKO...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...19.3N 116.2W
ABOUT 475 MI...765 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 335 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 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 KIKO WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 116.2 WEST. KIKO IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/H. THE TROPICAL
STORM IS EXPECTED TO TURN TOWARD THE NORTH AND SLOW ITS FORWARD
MOTION DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL INTENSIFICATION COULD OCCUR TODAY OR
TOMORROW...BEFORE WEAKENING SHOULD BEGIN LATE SUNDAY OR MONDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 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 LANDSEA
 
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