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Tropical Storm Hernan Advisory Number   5
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       EP132020
300 AM MDT Thu Aug 27 2020
 
...HERNAN STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY WHILE MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWARD
OFFSHORE THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 300 AM MDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.6N 106.0W
ABOUT 125 MI...200 KM S OF CABO CORRIENTES MEXICO
ABOUT 390 MI...625 KM SE OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 355 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 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 300 AM MDT (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Hernan was 
located near latitude 18.6 North, longitude 106.0 West. Hernan is 
moving toward the north near 5 mph (7 km/h), and this general motion 
is expected to continue this morning. A turn toward the northwest is 
forecast by this afternoon, followed by a west-northwestward motion 
on Friday.  On the forecast track, the center of Hernan, along with 
the strongest winds and heaviest rains, is expected to remain just 
offshore of the southwestern coast of Mexico.
 
Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 45 mph (75 km/h) 
with higher gusts. Little change in strength is forecast during the 
next day or so. A weakening trend is expected to begin by early 
Friday, and Hernan is forecast to become a remnant low Friday night.
 
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 105 miles (165 km)
from the center, mainly to the south and southwest of the center.
 
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1001 mb (29.56 inches).
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 900 AM MDT.
 
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Forecaster Stewart
 
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