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Post-Tropical Cyclone HECTOR (Text)

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POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE HECTOR ADVISORY NUMBER  24
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP082012
200 AM PDT FRI AUG 17 2012
 
...LAST ADVISORY ON HECTOR...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...20.8N 116.4W
ABOUT 440 MI...710 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH...45 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 335 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 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 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE
HECTOR WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 116.4 WEST. 
THE LOW IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H. 
A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  THE REMNANT LOW PRESSURE AREA SHOULD GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVER
THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.  
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM.  FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE REMNANT
LOW PLEASE SEE HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFEPI AND WMO HEADER FZPN01 KWBC.
 
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FORECASTER BLAKE
 
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