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Tropical Storm LOWELL


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Tropical Storm Lowell Advisory Number  12
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       EP172020
500 AM HST Wed Sep 23 2020
 
...LOWELL MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD WITH NO CHANGE IN STRENGTH...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...20.0N 120.6W
ABOUT 715 MI...1150 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 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 500 AM HST (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Lowell was
located near latitude 20.0 North, longitude 120.6 West. Lowell is
moving toward the west-northwest near 9 mph (15 km/h), and this
general motion is expected to continue through today.  A westward 
motion is expected to begin early Thursday and continue into the 
weekend.
 
Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph (85 km/h) with higher gusts.
Little change in strength is forecast during the next couple of 
days, with slow weakening expected to begin by late Friday.
 
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 115 miles (185 km)
from 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 1100 AM HST.
 
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Forecaster Stewart
 
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