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WTPZ34 KNHC 030844
TCPEP4

BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM HOWARD ADVISORY NUMBER  12
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP092016
200 AM PDT WED AUG 03 2016

...HOWARD WEAKENING OVER COOL WATER...


SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...20.3N 132.6W
ABOUT 1465 MI...2360 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 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 AM PDT (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Howard was
located near latitude 20.3 North, longitude 132.6 West. Howard is
moving toward the west-northwest near 15 mph (24 km/h), and this
motion should continue through today.  A turn toward the west is
expected by Thursday.

Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 45 mph (75 km/h)
with higher gusts. Additional weakening is forecast during the
next 48 hours, and Howard is expected to become a post-tropical
cyclone by Thursday.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 80 miles (130 km)
from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1005 mb (29.68 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 800 AM PDT.

$$
Forecaster Brown