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TROPICAL STORM AGATHA ADVISORY NUMBER   5

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP022016

800 PM PDT SAT JUL 02 2016



...AGATHA MOVING A LITTLE FASTER TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST...





SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...16.6N 121.6W

ABOUT 875 MI...1410 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

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

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 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 800 PM PDT (0300 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM AGATHA WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.6 NORTH, LONGITUDE 121.6 WEST. AGATHA IS

MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH (24 KM/H), AND THIS

GENERAL MOTION WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED

THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. A TURN TOWARD THE WEST IS FORECAST ON MONDAY.



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

SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT OR EARLY SUNDAY, BUT

WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.



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 200 AM PDT.



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