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TROPICAL STORM KAY ADVISORY NUMBER  18
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP122016
800 PM PDT MON AUG 22 2016

...KAY LIKELY TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW IN A DAY OR SO...


SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...22.0N 118.8W
ABOUT 570 MI...920 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 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 800 PM PDT (0300 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Kay was
located near latitude 22.0 North, longitude 118.8 West.  Kay is
moving toward the west near 8 mph (13 km/h), and this general motion
is expected to continue into Wednesday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts.
Weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours, and Kay is expected
to become a tropical depression on Tuesday and degenerate to a
remnant low pressure area Tuesday night.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km)
from 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 at 200 AM PDT.

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Forecaster Pasch

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