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Tropical Storm MIRIAM (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM MIRIAM ADVISORY NUMBER  19
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP132012
800 AM PDT WED SEP 26 2012
 
...MIRIAM TURNS NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD AND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...20.0N 115.7W
ABOUT 425 MI...680 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...992 MB...29.29 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 MIRIAM WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 115.7 WEST. MIRIAM IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/H.  A SLOW
NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD OR NORTHWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TODAY...
FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST ON FRIDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS LIKELY...AND MIRIAM IS
FORECAST TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW ON FRIDAY.
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 992 MB...29.29 INCHES.
  
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY MIRIAM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE SOUTH
AND WEST COASTS OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL BAJA PENINSULA TODAY
AND THURSDAY BUT WILL BEGIN TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE ON FRIDAY. THESE
SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT
CONDITIONS. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN
 
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