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Tropical Storm KIKO


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TROPICAL STORM KIKO ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP112013
200 PM PDT SUN SEP 01 2013
 
...KIKO WEAKENS AS IT MOVES SLOWLY NORTHWARD...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...21.8N 115.7W
ABOUT 380 MI...610 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 350 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...996 MB...29.41 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 21.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 115.7 WEST.  KIKO IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TODAY.  A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST WITH 
A FURTHER DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS FORECAST TO OCCUR BY MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
48 HOURS...AND KIKO IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION ON
MONDAY...AND A REMNANT LOW BY TUESDAY.
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 996 MB...29.41 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 STEWART
 
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