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Tropical Storm MARIE (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM MARIE ADVISORY NUMBER  24
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP132014
200 PM PDT WED AUG 27 2014

...MARIE WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM...


SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...23.1N 125.0W
ABOUT 960 MI...1545 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...989 MB...29.21 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 MARIE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 125.0 WEST. MARIE IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/H. A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR TONIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  MARIE WILL BE MOVING OVER PROGRESSIVELY COLDER
WATER...AND ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS.  MARIE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE ON
THURSDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 185 MILES...295 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 989 MB...29.21 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY MARIE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MUCH OF THE
WEST COAST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA...THE EXTREME SOUTHERN
GULF OF CALIFORNIA...AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH THURSDAY.
LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AS A
RESULT OF THESE SWELLS...AS WELL AS MINOR COASTAL FLOODING.  FOR
MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER
OFFICE.


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

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FORECASTER BROWN

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