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WTPZ34 KNHC 271434
TCPEP4

BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM MADELINE ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP142016
800 AM PDT SAT AUG 27 2016

...MADELINE MOVING NORTHWESTWARD...
...EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PACIFIC BASIN TONIGHT...


SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.2N 138.5W
ABOUT 1135 MI...1830 KM ESE OF HILO HAWAII
ABOUT 1165 MI...1875 KM E OF SOUTH POINT HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 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 800 AM PDT (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Madeline was
located near latitude 15.2 North, longitude 138.5 West.  Madeline is
moving toward the northwest near 9 mph (15 km/h), and this general
motion is expected to continue for the next couple of days.  On the
forecast track Madeline will move into the central North Pacific
basin tonight.

Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph (85 km/h) with higher gusts.
Some strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours, and
Madeline is expected to become a hurricane by Sunday night.

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 200 PM PDT.

$$
Forecaster Brennan