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TROPICAL STORM AGATHA ADVISORY NUMBER   4

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP022016

200 PM PDT SAT JUL 02 2016



...AGATHA MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE OPEN EASTERN PACIFIC...





SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...16.1N 120.1W

ABOUT 815 MI...1310 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 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 PM PDT (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM AGATHA WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.1 NORTH, LONGITUDE 120.1 WEST.  AGATHA IS

MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH (19 KM/H), AND THIS

MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY.  A TURN TOWARD THE

WEST IS EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH (65 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

SOME STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SUBSEQUENTLY, AGATHA IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.



TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES (75 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 PM PDT.



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