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WTPZ34 KNHC 030256
TCPEP4

BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM HOWARD ADVISORY NUMBER  11
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP092016
800 PM PDT TUE AUG 02 2016

...HOWARD GRADUALLY WEAKENING...


SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...20.1N 131.3W
ABOUT 1385 MI...2230 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB...29.62 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 PM PDT (0300 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Howard was
located near latitude 20.1 North, longitude 131.3 West.  Howard is
moving toward the west-northwest near 15 mph (24 km/h).  The
cyclone should turn toward the west at about the same rate of
forward speed by Thursday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph (85 km/h) with higher gusts.
Some weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours, and the
system may become a post-tropical cyclone by Thursday

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

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1003 mb (29.62 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 200 AM PDT.

$$
Forecaster Landsea