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Tropical Storm KARINA


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TROPICAL STORM KARINA ADVISORY NUMBER  39
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP112014
800 AM PDT FRI AUG 22 2014

...KARINA A LITTLE STRONGER...


SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.0N 135.6W
ABOUT 1325 MI...2130 KM E OF HILO HAWAII
ABOUT 1760 MI...2835 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 55 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...994 MB...29.36 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 15.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 135.6 WEST. KARINA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 3 MPH...6 KM/H.  A TURN TOWARD
THE EAST-NORTHEAST WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
TONIGHT.  GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 994 MB...29.36 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 ROBERTS

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