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Tropical Storm POLO


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Tropical Storm Polo Advisory Number   6
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       EP212020
700 PM PST Wed Nov 18 2020
 
...POLO MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AND EXPECTED TO WEAKEN LATER
TONIGHT...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 700 PM PST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.9N 118.3W
ABOUT 685 MI...1100 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 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 700 PM PST (0300 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Polo was
located near latitude 16.9 North, longitude 118.3 West. Polo is
moving toward the west-northwest near 13 mph (20 km/h).  A turn 
toward the west is expected later tonight or on Thursday, with this 
motion continuing through Friday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph (75 km/h) with higher gusts.
Gradual weakening is expected to begin later tonight or on 
Thursday, and Polo is expected to decay to a remnant low pressure 
area on Friday.
 
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km)
from the center.
 
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1004 mb (29.65 inches).
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 100 AM PST.
 
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Forecaster Beven
 
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