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Tropical Storm KARINA


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TROPICAL STORM KARINA ADVISORY NUMBER  48
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP112014
200 PM PDT SUN AUG 24 2014

...TROPICAL STORM KARINA WEAKENING OVER THE OPEN PACIFIC...


SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.8N 130.4W
ABOUT 1370 MI...2205 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...E OR 90 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 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 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KARINA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 130.4 WEST. KARINA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H.  THE TROPICAL CYCLONE
IS EXPECTED TO TURN TOWARD THE EAST-SOUTHEAST AND SLOW ITS FORWARD
SPEED DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND
KARINA SHOULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION BY MONDAY NIGHT OR
TUESDAY.

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

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 PM PDT.

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