000 WTPZ32 KNHC 181440 TCPEP2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM LANE ADVISORY NUMBER 13 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP122012 800 AM PDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...LANE WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM... ...EXPECTED TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW ON WEDNESDAY... SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...20.1N 127.9W ABOUT 1170 MI...1885 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...993 MB...29.32 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LANE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 127.9 WEST. LANE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TODAY. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TO THE WEST ON WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STEADY WEAKENING IS FORECAST...AND LANE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW ON WEDNESDAY. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 993 MB...29.32 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER STEWART