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TROPICAL STORM AGATHA ADVISORY NUMBER   6

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP022016

200 AM PDT SUN JUL 03 2016



...AGATHA STRENGTHENS A LITTLE...





SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...17.0N 122.8W

ABOUT 930 MI...1495 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB...29.62 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 AGATHA WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.0 NORTH, LONGITUDE 122.8 WEST. AGATHA IS

MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH (22 KM/H), AND THIS

GENERAL MOTION WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED

THROUGH TONIGHT. A TURN TOWARD THE WEST IS FORECAST ON MONDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 45 MPH (75 KM/H) WITH

HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED TODAY. GRADUAL

WEAKENING IS FORECAST TO BEGIN BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY.



TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES (75 KM)

FROM THE CENTER.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB (29.62 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 800 AM PDT.



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