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WTPZ32 KNHC 202031
TCPEP2

BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM LOWELL ADVISORY NUMBER  12
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP122014
200 PM PDT WED AUG 20 2014

...LOWELL A LITTLE STRONGER AS IT CONTINUES SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD
FAR FROM LAND...


SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...19.4N 121.5W
ABOUT 785 MI...1265 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...988 MB...29.18 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LOWELL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 121.5 WEST. LOWELL IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/H. THIS MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY AN INCREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 65 MPH...100
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE
IN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES...335 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 988 MB...29.18 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 PM PDT.

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FORECASTER BRENNAN