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WTPZ35 KNHC 010832
TCPEP5

BULLETIN
Tropical Storm Hector Advisory Number   3
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       EP102018
200 AM PDT Wed Aug 01 2018

...HECTOR CURRENTLY DISORGANIZED BUT FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN...


SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.4N 119.4W
ABOUT 905 MI...1455 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.


DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 200 AM PDT (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Hector was
located near latitude 13.4 North, longitude 119.4 West. Hector is
moving toward the west-northwest near 15 mph (24 km/h).  A west-
northwestward to westward motion at a slightly slower forward speed
is expected during the next few days.

Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts.
Steady strengthening is forecast during the next several days, and
Hector is expected become a hurricane later this week.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km)
from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1006 mb (29.71 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 800 AM PDT.

$$
Forecaster Zelinsky