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Tropical Storm MARIE (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM MARIE ADVISORY NUMBER   3
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP132014
800 AM PDT FRI AUG 22 2014

...MARIE STRENGTHENING STEADILY AS IT MOVES PARALLEL TO THE SOUTHERN
COAST OF MEXICO...


SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.1N 102.5W
ABOUT 325 MI...520 KM S OF ZIHUATANEJO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB...29.59 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 MARIE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 102.5 WEST. MARIE IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH...28 KM/H...AND THIS
DIRECTION OF MOTION AT A SLIGHTLY SLOWER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  CONTINUED STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS...AND MARIE IS LIKELY TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY EARLY
SATURDAY.

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

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY MARIE SHOULD BEGIN AFFECTING PORTIONS
OF THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO THIS WEEKEND...AND SPREAD
NORTHWARD ALONG THE WEST COAST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA BY
SUNDAY OR MONDAY.  THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING
SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS.  FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE
CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT.

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FORECASTER PASCH

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