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Tropical Storm KENNETH


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TROPICAL STORM KENNETH ADVISORY NUMBER   6
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP132011
700 PM PST SUN NOV 20 2011
 
...KENNETH STRENGTHENING BUT MOVING FARTHER AWAY FROM THE COAST OF
MEXICO...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 700 PM PST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...12.2N 107.0W
ABOUT 505 MI...810 KM SSW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB...29.59 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 700 PM PST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KENNETH WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 107.0 WEST.  KENNETH IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H.  A GENERAL
WESTWARD MOTION WITH ONLY A SLIGHT DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS...AND KENNETH COULD BECOME A HURRICANE BY TUESDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...100 AM PST.
 
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FORECASTER BERG
 
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