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Tropical Storm JIMENA


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Tropical Storm Jimena Advisory Number  15
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       EP092021
500 AM HST Fri Aug 06 2021
 
...JIMENA STILL A TROPICAL STORM...
...EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS IT CROSSES INTO THE CENTRAL PACIFIC LATER
TODAY...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.5N 139.3W
ABOUT 1045 MI...1680 KM E OF HILO HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 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 Jimena was
located near latitude 17.5 North, longitude 139.3 West. Jimena is
moving toward the west-northwest near 9 mph (15 km/h), and this 
general is expected to continue during the next day or so.  A turn 
toward the west is forecast to occur Saturday night or Sunday. 
 
Maximum sustained winds remain near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher 
gusts. Steady weakening is forecast during the next couple of days, 
and Jimena is expected to degenerate into a remnant low Saturday 
morning. 

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km)
from the center.
 
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1006 mb (29.71 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 Brown/Hagen
 
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