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WTPZ35 KNHC 031431
TCPEP5

BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM IVETTE ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP102016
800 AM PDT WED AUG 03 2016

...IVETTE A LITTLE STRONGER...


SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.6N 120.4W
ABOUT 895 MI...1440 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 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 800 AM PDT (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Ivette was
located near latitude 14.6 North, longitude 120.4 West.  Ivette is
moving toward the west-northwest near 17 mph (28 km/h).  A westward
motion with a gradual decrease in forward speed is expected during
the next couple of days.

Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 45 mph (75 km/h) with
higher gusts.  Additional strengthening is forecast during the
next 48 hours, and Ivette is expected to 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 1004 mb (29.65 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 200 PM PDT.

$$
Forecaster Berg