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Hurricane KARINA


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HURRICANE KARINA ADVISORY NUMBER  42
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP112014
200 AM PDT SAT AUG 23 2014

...KARINA MAINTAINS STRENGTH WHILE MOVING TOWARD COOLER WATERS...


SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.7N 134.4W
ABOUT 1375 MI...2210 KM E OF HILO HAWAII
ABOUT 1645 MI...2650 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 55 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...988 MB...29.18 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 HURRICANE KARINA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 134.4 WEST. KARINA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H. A NORTHEASTWARD
OR EAST-NORTHEASTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST TO BEGIN TOMORROW AND CONTINUE
THROUGH MONDAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 10 MILES...20 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70
MILES...110 KM.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 988 MB...29.18 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 ZELINSKY/BROWN

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