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Tropical Storm KIKO (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM KIKO ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP112013
800 PM PDT SAT AUG 31 2013
 
...KIKO CLOSE TO HURRICANE STRENGTH...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...20.0N 115.8W
ABOUT 430 MI...690 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 10 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...993 MB...29.32 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 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KIKO WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 115.8 WEST. KIKO IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H.  THIS GENERAL MOTION
WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...AND A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST IS ANTICIPATED BY MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 70 MPH...110
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  KIKO COULD BECOME A HURRICANE ON SUNDAY
BEFORE WEAKENING LIKELY BEGINS ON MONDAY.  
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 993 MB...29.32 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BLAKE
 
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