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Tropical Storm ILEANA


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TROPICAL STORM ILEANA ADVISORY NUMBER  17
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP092012
200 PM PDT FRI AUG 31 2012
 
...ILEANA WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...22.4N 116.1W
ABOUT 395 MI...640 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...987 MB...29.15 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 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ILEANA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 116.1 WEST. ILEANA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE
WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD
THE WEST ON SUNDAY. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
48 HOURS...AND ILEANA IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
BY SATURDAY NIGHT OR SUNDAY. ILEANA IS EXPECTED TO DEGENERATE TO A
POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW BY LATE SUNDAY. 
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES...150 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BRENNAN
 
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