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WTPZ35 KNHC 030855
TCPEP5

BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM IVETTE ADVISORY NUMBER   3
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP102016
200 AM PDT WED AUG 03 2016

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION STRENGTHENS INTO A TROPICAL STORM...


SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.2N 119.2W
ABOUT 855 MI...1375 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 20 MPH...31 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 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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At 200 AM PDT (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Ivette was
located near latitude 14.2 North, longitude 119.2 West. Ivette is
moving toward the west-northwest near 20 mph (31 km/h).  A
west-northwestward to westward motion with a decrease in forward
speed is expected over the next couple of days.

Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 40 mph (65 km/h)
with higher gusts. Additional strengthening is forecast during
the next couple of days, and Ivette could become a hurricane by
Thursday night.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 km)
from 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 800 AM PDT.

$$
Forecaster Brown