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Tropical Storm KARINA


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TROPICAL STORM KARINA ADVISORY NUMBER  21
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP112014
800 PM PDT SUN AUG 17 2014

...KARINA CONTINUES WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN
STRENGTH...


SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.5N 130.4W
ABOUT 1380 MI...2220 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WSW OR 255 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 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 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KARINA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 130.4 WEST.  KARINA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/H...AND A
WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD TO WESTWARD MOTION WITH DECREASING FORWARD SPEED
IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS.

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

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 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 PASCH

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