Tropical Storm FERNANDA
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TROPICAL STORM FERNANDA ADVISORY NUMBER 6
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP062011
800 PM PDT TUE AUG 16 2011
...FERNANDA MOVING SLOWLY WESTWARD...
SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...11.5N 136.2W
ABOUT 1400 MI...2250 KM ESE OF SOUTH POINT HAWAII
ABOUT 1900 MI...3060 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 265 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 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 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FERNANDA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 136.2 WEST. FERNANDA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H...AND A GRADUAL TURN
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS...AND FERNANDA COULD BECOME A HURRICANE BY THURSDAY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 AM PDT.
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FORECASTER PASCH
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