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TROPICAL STORM LANE ADVISORY NUMBER   6
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP122012
200 PM PDT SUN SEP 16 2012
 
...LANE MOVING NORTHWESTWARD...
...NO CHANGE IN STRENGTH... 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.4N 125.5W
ABOUT 1175 MI...1895 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...997 MB...29.44 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 LANE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 125.5 WEST. LANE IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND
LANE COULD BECOME A HURRICANE BY MONDAY.  SOME WEAKENING IS EXPECTED
ON TUESDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES...130 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB...29.44 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 ROBERTS
 
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