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TROPICAL STORM LANE ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP122012
200 AM PDT SUN SEP 16 2012
 
...LANE STRONGER...
...EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY MONDAY...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.3N 124.5W
ABOUT 1165 MI...1875 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 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 TROPICAL STORM LANE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 124.5 WEST. LANE IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD
THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTH-NORTHWEST BY MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH...95
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS...AND LANE IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY
MONDAY.
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN
 
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