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WTPZ31 KNHC 170831
TCPEP1

BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM KARINA ADVISORY NUMBER  18
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP112014
200 AM PDT SUN AUG 17 2014

...KARINA REMAINS A MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM FAR FROM LAND...


SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.9N 127.0W
ABOUT 1160 MI...1865 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 265 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB...29.62 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KARINA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 127.0 WEST. KARINA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/H. A WESTWARD TO WEST-
SOUTHWESTWARD MOTION AND A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED
DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 AM PDT.

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI