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Tropical Storm KARINA (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM KARINA ADVISORY NUMBER  34
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP112014
200 AM PDT THU AUG 21 2014

...KARINA DRIFTING TOWARD THE EAST-SOUTHEAST AND A LITTLE WEAKER...


SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.6N 136.2W
ABOUT 1275 MI...2050 KM E OF HILO HAWAII
ABOUT 1785 MI...2870 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...ESE OR 110 DEGREES AT 2 MPH...4 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 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 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KARINA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 136.2 WEST.  KARINA IS
DRIFTING TOWARD THE EAST-SOUTHEAST NEAR 2 MPH...4 KM/H.  A SLOW
SOUTHEASTWARD TO EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY AN ACCELERATION TOWARD THE NORTHEAST
BY FRIDAY NIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 AM PDT.

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FORECASTER BERG

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