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Tropical Storm KARINA


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TROPICAL STORM KARINA ADVISORY NUMBER  19
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP112014
800 AM PDT SUN AUG 17 2014

...KARINA MOVING WESTWARD OVER THE OPEN PACIFIC...


SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.0N 128.2W
ABOUT 1230 MI...1980 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB...29.59 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 KARINA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 128.2 WEST. KARINA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/H.  A WESTWARD TO WEST-
SOUTHWESTWARD MOTION AND A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED
DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS.

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

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 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 STEWART

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