Tropical Storm KARINA

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TROPICAL STORM KARINA ADVISORY NUMBER  30
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP112014
200 AM PDT WED AUG 20 2014

...KARINA STILL MOVING WESTWARD BUT EXPECTED TO BEGIN MEANDERING
LATER TODAY...


SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.9N 135.9W
ABOUT 1290 MI...2075 KM E OF HILO HAWAII
ABOUT 1760 MI...2830 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 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 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KARINA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 135.9 WEST.  KARINA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/H.  KARINA IS EXPECTED TO
SLOW DOWN AND BEGIN MEANDERING LATER TODAY BEFORE MOVING A LITTLE
FASTER TOWARD THE EAST BY THURSDAY NIGHT.

SATELLITE DATA INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 50
MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

THE 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...800 AM PDT.

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FORECASTER BERG

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