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Tropical Depression HECTOR (Text)

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION HECTOR ADVISORY NUMBER  23
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP082012
800 PM PDT THU AUG 16 2012
 
...HECTOR EXPECTED TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW ON FRIDAY...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...20.2N 116.0W
ABOUT 435 MI...700 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH...45 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 340 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 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 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION HECTOR
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 116.0 WEST. THE
DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/H.
A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST...AND HECTOR IS EXPECTED TO
BECOME A REMNANT LOW ON FRIDAY.
 
THE 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...200 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN
 
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