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Tropical Storm Hector Advisory Number   9
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       EP082024
1100 AM HST Tue Aug 27 2024
 
...HECTOR STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY OVER THE OPEN PACIFIC...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.8N 129.8W
ABOUT 1335 MI...2145 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 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 1100 AM HST (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Hector was 
located near latitude 17.8 North, longitude 129.8 West. Hector is 
moving toward the west-northwest near 12 mph (19 km/h). The system 
is expected to turn on Wednesday toward the west at a similar 
forward speed.
 
Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph (85 km/h) with higher gusts. 
Some weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours and it is 
anticipated that Hector will weaken to a tropical depression by 
Wednesday night.
 
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 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 500 PM HST.
 
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Forecaster Landsea
 
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