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WTPZ33 KNHC 131442
TCPEP3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM HERNAN ADVISORY NUMBER 3
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP082026
800 AM PDT THU AUG 13 2026
..HERNAN STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY
SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.0N 131.9W
ABOUT 1460 MI...2350 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WSW OR 245 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 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 800 AM PDT (1500 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HERNAN WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.0 NORTH, LONGITUDE 131.9 WEST. HERNAN IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH (6 KM/H). A TURN TOWARD
THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 45 MPH (75 KM/H) WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. A WEAKENING TREND IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY, AND HERNAN IS FORECAST TO BECOME A POST-TROPICAL
REMNANT LOW BY THIS WEEKEND.
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES (150 KM)
FROM THE CENTER.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB (29.65 INCHES).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 200 PM PDT.
FORECASTER ADAMS/KELLY
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