000 WTPZ32 KNHC 210242 TCPEP2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM LOWELL ADVISORY NUMBER 13 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP122014 800 PM PDT WED AUG 20 2014 ...LOWELL MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH... SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...19.6N 121.6W 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 320 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...988 MB...29.18 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LOWELL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 121.6 WEST. LOWELL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH...6 KM/H. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...WITH WEAKENING EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. 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 ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BEVEN