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Hurricane FAUSTO (Text)

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HURRICANE FAUSTO ADVISORY NUMBER  16
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP072008
800 PM PDT SAT JUL 19 2008

...FAUSTO MOVING NORTHWESTWARD WELL SOUTH OF BAJA CALIFORNIA...
 
AT 800 PM PDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FAUSTO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 16.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 111.0 WEST OR ABOUT 480 MILES
...770 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO.
 
FAUSTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR...AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...BUT GRADUAL
WEAKENING IS FORECAST ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES...45 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125
MILES...205 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 980 MB...28.94 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 800 PM PDT POSITION...16.3 N...111.0 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...980 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
200 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER ROBERTS/FRANKLIN 
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