000 WTPZ33 KNHC 150233 TCPEP3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM HECTOR ADVISORY NUMBER 15 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP082012 800 PM PDT TUE AUG 14 2012 ...HECTOR SLOWS DOWN...EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHWESTWARD OVERNIGHT... SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...17.2N 115.1W ABOUT 290 MI...470 KM WSW OF SOCORRO ISLAND ABOUT 520 MI...835 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 260 DEGREES AT 2 MPH...4 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB...29.50 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HECTOR WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 115.1 WEST. HECTOR HAS BEEN MOVING ERRATICALLY TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 2 MPH...4 KM/H. A NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS FORECAST TO BEGIN BY WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST...AND HECTOR COULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATE WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES...130 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BROWN