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Tropical Storm KARINA (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM KARINA ADVISORY NUMBER  31
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP112014
800 AM PDT WED AUG 20 2014

...KARINA FORECAST TO MOVE LITTLE FOR A DAY OR TWO...


SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.8N 136.6W
ABOUT 1245 MI...2005 KM E OF HILO HAWAII
ABOUT 1805 MI...2905 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...STATIONARY
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB...29.47 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 15.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 136.6 WEST. KARINA
HAS BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY FOR THE PAST FEW HOURS...AND LITTLE
MOTION IS EXPECTED TODAY. AN EASTWARD DRIFT SHOULD BEGIN ON
THURSDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE LIKELY DURING THE
NEXT DAY OR SO.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 998 MB...29.47 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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