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Tropical Storm LOWELL (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM LOWELL ADVISORY NUMBER  24
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP122014
200 PM PDT SAT AUG 23 2014

...LOWELL ALMOST A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE...


SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...24.0N 127.0W
ABOUT 1085 MI...1745 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 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 LOWELL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 127.0 WEST. LOWELL IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H... BUT A TURN
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LOWELL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW TONIGHT.  THE
REMNANT LOW OF LOWELL IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN DURING THE
NEXT FEW DAYS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

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


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY LOWELL ALONG THE COASTS OF THE BAJA
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ARE SUBSIDING.


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

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI

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