WTPZ34 KNHC 022031 TCPEP4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM HOWARD ADVISORY NUMBER 10 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP092016 200 PM PDT TUE AUG 02 2016 ...HOWARD MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD COOLER WATERS... SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...19.3N 130.2W ABOUT 1330 MI...2140 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB...29.50 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 200 PM PDT (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HOWARD WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.3 NORTH, LONGITUDE 130.2 WEST. HOWARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH (28 KM/H), AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A TURN TOWARD THE WEST IS FORECAST ON THURSDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH (95 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES (165 KM) FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB (29.50 INCHES). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 800 PM PDT. .. FORECASTER BERG=