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TROPICAL STORM GEORGETTE ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP082016
800 AM PDT FRI JUL 22 2016

...DEPRESSION BECOMES THE SEVENTH TROPICAL STORM TO FORM IN JULY...


SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...12.3N 117.1W
ABOUT 870 MI...1400 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 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 Georgette was
located near latitude 12.3 North, longitude 117.1 West.  Georgette
is moving toward the west-northwest near 13 mph (20 km/h), and this
motion is expected to continue through Saturday.  A west-
northwestward motion at a slower forward speed is forecast late
Saturday and Sunday.

Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 45 mph (75 km/h) with
higher gusts.  Additional strengthening is forecast during the
next 48 hours, and Georgette is expected to become a hurricane by
late Saturday.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km)
from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1004 mb (29.65 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 200 PM PDT.

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Forecaster Brennan

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