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Tropical Storm FERNANDA


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TROPICAL STORM FERNANDA ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP062011
800 AM PDT WED AUG 17 2011
 
...FERNANDA CONTINUES MOVING SLOWLY WESTWARD WITH NO CHANGE IN
STRENGTH...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...11.8N 137.8W
ABOUT 1290 MI...2075 KM ESE OF SOUTH POINT HAWAII
ABOUT 1990 MI...3200 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 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 FERNANDA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 137.8 WEST. FERNANDA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD
THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS.
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/LEWITSKY
 
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