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Tropical Storm KARINA


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Tropical Storm Karina Advisory Number  12
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       EP162020
Issued by NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI
200 PM PDT Tue Sep 15 2020
 
...COOLER WATERS WILL SOON WEAKEN KARINA...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...20.7N 122.1W
ABOUT 795 MI...1280 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB...29.47 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 Karina was
located near latitude 20.7 North, longitude 122.1 West. Karina is
moving toward the northwest near 12 mph (19 km/h), and this motion 
is expected to continue for the next day or so. Some slowing in 
forward speed and a turn toward the west and southwest is expected 
thereafter.
 
Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph (95 km/h) with higher gusts.
Gradual weakening should begin by tonight, and Karina is forecast to 
become a remnant low in two or three days.
 
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 105 miles (165 km)
from the center.
 
The estimated minimum central pressure is 998 mb (29.47 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 Birchard
 
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