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Tropical Storm KARINA


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TROPICAL STORM KARINA ADVISORY NUMBER  47
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP112014
800 AM PDT SUN AUG 24 2014

...TROPICAL STORM KARINA MOVING SLOWLY EAST-NORTHEASTWARD OVER
THE OPEN PACIFIC...


SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.0N 131.4W
ABOUT 1430 MI...2300 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 70 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...993 MB...29.33 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 18.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 131.4 WEST. KARINA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H.  THE
TROPICAL STORM IS EXPECTED TO TURN TOWARD THE EAST-SOUTHEAST AND
SLOW ITS FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND
KARINA SHOULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION BY TUESDAY.

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

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 993 MB...29.33 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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