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Tropical Storm IGNACIO


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Tropical Storm Ignacio Advisory Number   4
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       EP102021
900 AM MDT Mon Aug 02 2021
 
...DEPRESSION STRENGTHENS INTO TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 900 AM MDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.3N 114.0W
ABOUT 415 MI...665 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 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 900 AM MDT (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Ignacio was
located near latitude 18.3 North, longitude 114.0 West. Ignacio is
moving toward the west-northwest near 10 mph (17 km/h), and this
general motion with some decrease in forward speed is expected for
the next couple of days.
 
Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts.
No significant change in strength is expected today.  Weakening is
forecast to begin tonight or Tuesday morning, and Ignacio is
forecast to degenerate into a remnant low by Tuesday night.
 
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km),
mainly northeast of the center.
 
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1005 mb (29.68 inches).
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 300 PM MDT.
 
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Forecaster Stewart
 
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