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WTPZ32 KNHC 022031
TCPEP2
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM KARINA ADVISORY NUMBER   2
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP122008
200 PM PDT TUE SEP 02 2008
 
AT 200 PM PDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KARINA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 112.3 WEST OR ABOUT 280
MILES...455 KM...SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA.
 
KARINA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR. 
A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS...WITH WEAKENING EXPECTED THEREAFTER.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 200 PM PDT POSITION...19.5 N...112.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40
MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
800 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER FRANKLIN