ZCZC MIATCPEP1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM KIKO ADVISORY NUMBER 8 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP112013 200 PM PDT SUN SEP 01 2013 ...KIKO WEAKENS AS IT MOVES SLOWLY NORTHWARD... SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...21.8N 115.7W ABOUT 380 MI...610 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 350 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...996 MB...29.41 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 KIKO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 115.7 WEST. KIKO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TODAY. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST WITH A FURTHER DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS FORECAST TO OCCUR BY MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/H... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND KIKO IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION ON MONDAY...AND A REMNANT LOW BY TUESDAY. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 996 MB...29.41 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER STEWART NNNN