000
WTPZ34 KNHC 021436
TCPEP4

BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM HOWARD ADVISORY NUMBER   9
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP092016
800 AM PDT TUE AUG 02 2016

...HOWARD REACHING COOLER WATERS...
...EXPECTED TO BEGIN WEAKENING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...


SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.8N 128.9W
ABOUT 1255 MI...2025 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB...29.50 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 800 AM PDT (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Howard was
located near latitude 18.8 North, longitude 128.9 West.  Howard is
moving toward the west-northwest near 15 mph (24 km/h), and this
general motion is expected to continue for the next couple of days.

Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph (95 km/h) with higher gusts.
Gradual weakening is forecast to begin by tonight and Wednesday.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 105 miles (165 km)
from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 999 mb (29.50 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 200 PM PDT.

$$
Forecaster Berg