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WTPZ32 KNHC 222033
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BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM LOWELL ADVISORY NUMBER  20
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP122014
200 PM PDT FRI AUG 22 2014

...LOWELL EXPECTED TO WEAKEN SLOWLY...


SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...22.4N 124.7W
ABOUT 945 MI...1520 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...993 MB...29.33 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 22.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 124.7 WEST. LOWELL IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT WITH A SLIGHT
DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS
EXPECTED ON SUNDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS....AND
LOWELL IS FORECAST TO BECOME A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE SATURDAY NIGHT
OR SUNDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 185 MILES...295 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 993 MB...29.33 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY LOWELL WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE WEST
COAST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND THE COAST OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE
LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. FOR MORE
INFORMATION...PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER
OFFICE.


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

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FORECASTER BRENNAN