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Tropical Storm POLO

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TROPICAL STORM POLO ADVISORY NUMBER  22
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP172014
800 AM PDT SUN SEP 21 2014

...POLO REMAINS A WEAK TROPICAL STORM...
...MOVING FARTHER AWAY FROM THE SOUTHERN BAJA PENINSULA...


SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...21.9N 111.2W
ABOUT 110 MI...175 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 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 POLO WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 111.2 WEST. POLO IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H. A TURN
TOWARD THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  WEAKENING IS FORECAST...AND POLO IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATER TODAY AND A REMNANT LOW ON MONDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY POLO AFFECTING THE SOUTHERN BAJA
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE TODAY. THESE SWELLS
ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT
CONDITIONS. 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 KIMBERLAIN

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