WTPZ33 KNHC 250831

TCPEP3



BULLETIN

TROPICAL STORM LESTER ADVISORY NUMBER   3

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP132016

300 AM MDT THU AUG 25 2016



...DEPRESSION STRENGTHENS TO TROPICAL STORM LESTER...





SUMMARY OF 300 AM MDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...16.2N 111.6W

ABOUT 185 MI...295 KM SSW OF SOCORRO ISLAND

ABOUT 475 MI...765 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.





DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

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AT 300 AM MDT (0900 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LESTER WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 111.6 WEST. LESTER IS

MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH (19 KM/H). A SLOWER

WESTWARD TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT

COUPLE OF DAYS.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH (65 KM/H)

WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST, AND LESTER COULD

BECOME A HURRICANE IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.



TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES (55 KM)

FROM THE CENTER.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB (29.68 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 900 AM MDT.



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