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TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP122015
200 PM PDT WED AUG 26 2015

...IGNACIO EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE ON THURSDAY...


SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...11.9N 136.2W
ABOUT 1365 MI...2195 KM ESE OF HILO HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB...29.47 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 Ignacio was
located near latitude 11.9 North, longitude 136.2 West. Ignacio is
moving toward the west near 12 mph (19 km/h).  This general motion
is expected to continue tonight, followed by a turn to the
west-northwest on Thursday.

Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 65 mph (100 km/h)
with higher gusts.  Some strengthening is forecast during the next
48 hours, and Ignacio is forecast to become a hurricane on Thursday.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km)
from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 998 mb (29.47 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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Forecaster Blake

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