503
WTPZ33 KNHC 130838
TCPEP3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM HERNAN ADVISORY NUMBER 2
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP082026
200 AM PDT THU AUG 13 2026
...TROPICAL DEPRESSION BECOMES TROPICAL STORM HERNAN OVER THE EAST
PACIFIC...
SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.1N 131.9W
ABOUT 1460 MI...2350 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 2 MPH...4 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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AT 200 AM PDT (0900 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HERNAN WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.1 NORTH, LONGITUDE 131.9 WEST. HERNAN IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 2 MPH (4 KM/H). A GRADUAL TURN TO THE
SOUTHWEST IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH (65 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. WEAKENING IS
EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY FRIDAY.
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES (65 KM)
FROM THE CENTER.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB (29.71 INCHES).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 800 AM PDT.
FORECASTER KATZ/BEVEN
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