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Tropical Depression MIRIAM (Text)

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION MIRIAM ADVISORY NUMBER  24
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP132012
200 PM PDT THU SEP 27 2012
 
...MIRIAM WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...22.1N 116.9W
ABOUT 450 MI...725 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB...29.59 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 DEPRESSION MIRIAM
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 116.9 WEST. THE
DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/H...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
A TURN TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED IS ANTICIPATED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 35 MPH...55
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  WEAKENING IS FORECAST...AND MIRIAM IS
EXPECTED TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW TONIGHT.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 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 BUT
WILL BEGIN TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE ON FRIDAY. THESE SWELLS COULD 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...800 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER ROBERTS
 
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