000 WTPZ31 KNHC 210837 TCPEP1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM KARINA ADVISORY NUMBER 34 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP112014 200 AM PDT THU AUG 21 2014 ...KARINA DRIFTING TOWARD THE EAST-SOUTHEAST AND A LITTLE WEAKER... SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...15.6N 136.2W ABOUT 1275 MI...2050 KM E OF HILO HAWAII ABOUT 1785 MI...2870 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...ESE OR 110 DEGREES AT 2 MPH...4 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KARINA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 136.2 WEST. KARINA IS DRIFTING TOWARD THE EAST-SOUTHEAST NEAR 2 MPH...4 KM/H. A SLOW SOUTHEASTWARD TO EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY AN ACCELERATION TOWARD THE NORTHEAST BY FRIDAY NIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BERG