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Tropical Storm HERNAN


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TROPICAL STORM HERNAN ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP082014
200 AM PDT SUN JUL 27 2014

...HERNAN CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NORTHWESTWARD...
...EXPECTED TO PASS SOUTHWEST OF SOCORRO ISLAND LATER TODAY...


SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.9N 110.0W
ABOUT 415 MI...665 KM S OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...997 MB...29.44 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 HERNAN WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 110.0 WEST. HERNAN IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H. A WEST-NORTHWEST
TO NORTHWEST MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  ON
THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HERNAN IS EXPECTED TO PASS JUST
TO THE SOUTHWEST OF SOCORRO ISLAND BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED TODAY...
AND HERNAN COULD BECOME A HURRICANE BY THIS AFTERNOON. WEAKENING IS
EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON MONDAY.

TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB...29.44 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 STEWART

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