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WTPZ31 KNHC 162033
TCPEP1
 
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM FABIO ADVISORY NUMBER  20
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP062012
200 PM PDT MON JUL 16 2012
 
...FABIO WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...19.7N 120.2W
ABOUT 700 MI...1125 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...992 MB...29.29 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 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FABIO WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 120.2 WEST. FABIO IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H. A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 70 MPH...110
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CONTINUED WEAKENING IS FORECAST...AND
FABIO IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION BY LATE TUESDAY. 
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES...130 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 992 MB...29.29 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY FABIO ARE SPREADING NORTHWARD ALONG THE
WEST COAST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA. THESE SWELLS ARE
EXPECTED TO REACH THE EXTREME SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST BY
TONIGHT...AND ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENT
CONDITIONS.  FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM
YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI