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WTPZ34 KNHC 270856
TCPEP4

BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM MADELINE ADVISORY NUMBER   3
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP142016
200 AM PDT SAT AUG 27 2016

...MADELINE STRENGTHENING AND MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD...


SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.5N 138.4W
ABOUT 1160 MI...1865 KM ESE OF HILO HAWAII
ABOUT 1185 MI...1905 KM ESE OF SOUTH POINT HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 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 Madeline was
located near latitude 14.5 North, longitude 138.4 West. Madeline is
moving toward the west-northwest near 10 mph (17 km/h). A
northwestward motion with some decrease in forward speed is
expected during the next couple of days.

Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 50 mph (85 km/h) with
higher gusts. Continued strengthening is forecast, and Madeline
could become a hurricane Sunday night or Monday.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 km)
from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1000 mb (29.53 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 800 AM PDT.

$$
Forecaster Beven