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Tropical Storm KIKO (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM KIKO ADVISORY NUMBER   6
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP112013
200 AM PDT SUN SEP 01 2013
 
...KIKO MOVING NORTHWARD...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...20.6N 115.6W
ABOUT 400 MI...640 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 10 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...993 MB...29.32 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 KIKO WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 115.6 WEST. KIKO IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H.  THIS GENERAL MOTION
WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TODAY.  A TURN TOWARD
THE NORTH-NORTHWEST WITH A FURTHER DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS
ANTICIPATED BY MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE AND KIKO COULD STILL
BECOME A HURRICANE THIS MORNING.  WEAKENING IS FORECAST TO BEGIN BY
TONIGHT AND SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 993 MB...29.32 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 BROWN
 
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