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HURRICANE ADOLPH ADVISORY NUMBER  11
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 AM PDT MON MAY 28 2001
 
...ADOLPH IS A MAJOR HURRICANE...CATEGORY THREE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
THE SOUTHERN COAST OF MEXICO FROM ACAPULCO WESTWARD TO LAZARO
CARDENAS.  INTERESTS ELSEWHERE ALONG THE SOUTHERN COAST SHOULD
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS DANGEROUS HURRICANE.
 
AT 2 AM PDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ADOLPH WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 14.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 100.4 WEST OR ABOUT 175 
MILES...285 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ACAPULCO.
 
ADOLPH IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR  5 MPH ... 7 KM/HR...AND 
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 125 MPH...205 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE TODAY.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  40 MILES... 65 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 145 MILES...230 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  960 MB...28.35 INCHES.
  
REPEATING THE 2 AM PDT POSITION...14.3N 100.4W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR  5 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...125 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 960 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 8 AM PDT.
 
FORECASTER LAWRENCE

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