000 WTPZ32 KNHC 192033 TCPEP2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM LOWELL ADVISORY NUMBER 8 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP122014 200 PM PDT TUE AUG 19 2014 ...LOWELL MOVING NORTHWESTWARD WITH NO CHANGE IN STRENGTH... SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...18.4N 120.3W ABOUT 740 MI...1190 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...996 MB...29.42 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 LOWELL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 120.3 WEST. LOWELL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES...335 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 996 MB...29.42 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN