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Tropical Storm KENNETH (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM KENNETH ADVISORY NUMBER   7
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP132011
100 AM PST MON NOV 21 2011
 
...KENNETH RAPIDLY STRENGTHENING...EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE
LATER TODAY...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 100 AM PST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...12.3N 108.4W
ABOUT 740 MI...1190 KM S OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...995 MB...29.38 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 AM PST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KENNETH WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 108.4 WEST. KENNETH IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS...AND KENNETH IS FORECAST BECOME A HURRICANE LATER
TODAY.
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220
KM...MAINLY NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB...29.38 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...700 AM PST.
 
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FORECASTER STEWART
 
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