842
WTPZ33 KNHC 132047
TCPEP3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM HERNAN ADVISORY NUMBER 4
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP082026
200 PM PDT THU AUG 13 2026
..HERNAN DRIFTING SOUTHWARD
SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.3N 131.9W
ABOUT 1475 MI...2375 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...S OR 180 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB...29.62 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 PM PDT (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HERNAN WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.3 NORTH, LONGITUDE 131.9 WEST. HERNAN IS
MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTH NEAR 6 MPH (9 KM/H) AND THIS MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE
WEST-SOUTHWEST IS FORECAST FRIDAY NIGHT INTO THIS WEEKEND.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH (75 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
A WEAKENING TREND IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE
THROUGH FRIDAY, AND HERNAN IS FORECAST TO BECOME A POST-TROPICAL
REMNANT LOW THIS WEEKEND.
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES (110 KM)
FROM THE CENTER.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB (29.62 INCHES).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 800 PM PDT.
FORECASTER ADAMS/CANGIALOSI
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