000 WTPZ32 KNHC 182032 TCPEP2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM LANE ADVISORY NUMBER 14 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP122012 200 PM PDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...LANE FADING FAST... ...EXPECTED TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW TONIGHT OR WEDNESDAY... SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...20.6N 129.4W ABOUT 1260 MI...2030 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB...29.50 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LANE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 129.4 WEST. LANE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. RAPID WEAKENING IS FORECAST...AND LANE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW LATER TONIGHT OR WEDNESDAY. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER STEWART