Tropical Storm DOUGLAS

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TROPICAL STORM DOUGLAS ADVISORY NUMBER  20
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP042014
800 AM PDT THU JUL 03 2014

...DOUGLAS HANGING ON AS A TROPICAL STORM...


SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...20.6N 116.6W
ABOUT 460 MI...735 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 2 MPH...4 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 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 DOUGLAS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 116.6 WEST.  DOUGLAS IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 2 MPH...4 KM/H.  A GRADUAL INCREASE
IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  WEAKENING IS FORECAST...AND DOUGLAS IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATER TODAY...AND THEN DEGENERATE INTO A REMNANT
LOW BY EARLY FRIDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES...130 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 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 BERG

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