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WTPZ33 KNHC 140232
TCPEP3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM HERNAN ADVISORY NUMBER 5
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP082026
800 PM PDT THU AUG 13 2026
..HERNAN WEAKENING AS IT MOVES SOUTHWARD
SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.8N 132.0W
ABOUT 1495 MI...2405 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...S OR 185 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 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 PM PDT (0300 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HERNAN WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.8 NORTH, LONGITUDE 132.0 WEST. HERNAN IS
MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTH NEAR 5 MPH (7 KM/H), AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A TURN TOWARDS THE
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST ON FRIDAY. A GRADUAL TURN TO THE WEST IS FORECAST
ON SATURDAY WITH THAT MOTION CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH (65 KM/H)
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. HERNAN IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION ON FRIDAY AND A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE EARLY SATURDAY.
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES (75 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 AM PDT.
FORECASTER BLAKE
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