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Tropical Storm ILEANA (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM ILEANA ADVISORY NUMBER  20
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP092012
800 AM PDT SAT SEP 01 2012
 
...ILEANA MOVING WESTWARD AND EXPECTED TO WEAKEN...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...23.0N 118.6W
ABOUT 555 MI...890 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB...29.50 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 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ILEANA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 118.6 WEST. ILEANA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. WEAKENING IS FORECAST...AND ILEANA IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A
POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ON SUNDAY. 
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES...130 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BRENNAN
 
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