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TROPICAL STORM POLO ADVISORY NUMBER  24
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP172014
800 PM PDT SUN SEP 21 2014

...POLO EXPECTED TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW ON MONDAY...


SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...22.9N 113.2W
ABOUT 210 MI...340 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 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 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM POLO WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 113.2 WEST.  POLO IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/H.  A TURN
TOWARD THE WEST AT A SLOWER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY...
FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST BY LATE TUESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND POLO
IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW ON MONDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 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 SUBSIDE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
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 AM PDT.

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FORECASTER BERG

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