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Tropical Storm DOUGLAS (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM DOUGLAS ADVISORY NUMBER  18
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP042014
800 PM PDT WED JUL 02 2014

...DOUGLAS MAINTAINS TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH...


SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...20.2N 116.3W
ABOUT 450 MI...725 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 2 MPH...4 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 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 DOUGLAS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 116.3 WEST. DOUGLAS IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 2 MPH...4 KM/H.  A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED THURSDAY MORNING...FOLLOWED BY A
TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED THURSDAY NIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
DOUGLAS IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION THURSDAY MORNING
AND DEGENERATE INTO A REMNANT LOW BY FRIDAY MORNING.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES...130 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 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 ROBERTS

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