Tropical Storm MARIE

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TROPICAL STORM MARIE ADVISORY NUMBER   2
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP132014
200 AM PDT FRI AUG 22 2014

...DEPRESSION STRENGTHENS TO A TROPICAL STORM...
...FORECAST TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE BY TONIGHT...


SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...12.8N 101.0W
ABOUT 290 MI...470 KM SSW OF ACAPULCO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 18 MPH...30 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 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MARIE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 101.0 WEST.  MARIE IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/H.  SOME
DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  RAPID INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST...AND MARIE
COULD BECOME A HURRICANE BY TONIGHT.  STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM
TO THE NORTH OF 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...800 AM PDT.

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FORECASTER BERG

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