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Tropical Storm KARINA (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM KARINA ADVISORY NUMBER  25
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP112014
800 PM PDT MON AUG 18 2014

...KARINA STRENGTHENS SOME MORE...


SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.9N 133.6W
ABOUT 1435 MI...2310 KM E OF HILO HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WSW OR 255 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...996 MB...29.42 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 15.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 133.6 WEST. KARINA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H...AND A
GENERAL WESTWARD MOTION WITH DECREASING FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 65 MPH...100
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING
THE NEXT DAY OR SO...AND KARINA COULD BECOME A HURRICANE ON TUESDAY.

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

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 996 MB...29.42 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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