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WTPZ33 KNHC 122033
TCPEP3
 
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM HECTOR ADVISORY NUMBER   6
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP082012
200 PM PDT SUN AUG 12 2012
 
...CENTER OF HECTOR EXPECTED TO PASS JUST SOUTH OF SOCORRO 
ISLAND THIS EVENING...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.1N 110.3W
ABOUT 65 MI...105 KM SE OF SOCORRO ISLAND
ABOUT 335 MI...535 KM S OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...996 MB...29.41 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 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HECTOR WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 110.3 WEST.  HECTOR IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H.  THIS GENERAL HEADING
WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT DAY
OR TWO.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 
COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 996 MB...29.41 INCHES.  
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BROWN