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TROPICAL STORM KAY ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP122016
900 AM MDT SAT AUG 20 2016

...KAY JOGS TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST...


SUMMARY OF 900 AM MDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...20.2N 112.6W
ABOUT 140 MI...230 KM NW OF SOCORRO ISLAND
ABOUT 255 MI...410 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 345 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 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 900 AM MDT (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Kay was
located near latitude 20.2 North, longitude 112.6 West. Kay has been
moving toward the north-northwest near 6 mph (9 km/h) for the past
several hours.  A turn toward the northwest is expected later
today, and a motion toward the west-northwest is forecast Sunday
and Sunday night.

Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph (85 km/h) with higher gusts.
Little change in strength is forecast through Sunday, but Kay is
expected to weaken Sunday night and Monday.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 km)
from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1000 mb (29.53 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 300 PM MDT.

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Forecaster Beven

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