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Tropical Storm KENNETH (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM KENNETH ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP132011
100 PM PST SUN NOV 20 2011
 
...A RARE LATE SEASON TROPICAL STORM FORMS IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 100 PM PST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...11.5N 105.6W
ABOUT 525 MI...845 KM S OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 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 100 PM PST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KENNETH WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 105.6 WEST. KENNETH IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/H.  A TURN
TOWARD THE WEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND THIS
MOTION SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH 48 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH...65
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SLOW STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING
THE NEXT 48 HOURS. 
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM
TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER..
 
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...700 PM PST.
 
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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN
 
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