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Tropical Storm KARINA (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM KARINA ADVISORY NUMBER  23
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP112014
800 AM PDT MON AUG 18 2014

...KARINA SHOWS NO CHANGE DURING THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS...


SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.8N 132.4W
ABOUT 1500 MI...2415 KM E OF HILO HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WSW OR 255 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 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 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KARINA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 132.4 WEST. KARINA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H. A SLOWER
WEST-SOUTHWEST TO WESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE 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 PM PDT.

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FORECASTER AVILA

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