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Tropical Storm FABIO


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Tropical Storm Fabio Advisory Number  21
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       EP072018
200 PM PDT Thu Jul 05 2018

...FABIO FORECAST TO BECOME A DEPRESSION BY TOMORROW...


SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...20.6N 126.9W
ABOUT 1100 MI...1770 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 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 OUTLOOK
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At 200 PM PDT (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Fabio was
located near latitude 20.6 North, longitude 126.9 West. Fabio is
moving toward the west-northwest near 17 mph (28 km/h).  The
tropical storm is forecast to continue moving west-northwest at a
slower forward speed for the next couple of days, and then turn
toward the west by the end of the weekend.

Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 50 mph (85 km/h)
with higher gusts.  Additional weakening is forecast and Fabio is
likely to become a tropical depression tonight or tomorrow and
degenerate into a remnant low late Friday or early Saturday.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles (220 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 800 PM PDT.

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Forecaster Zelinsky

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