ZCZC MIATCPEP3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE FELICIA ADVISORY NUMBER 12 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP082009 800 AM PDT THU AUG 06 2009 ...FELICIA MAINTAINING STRENGTH BUT EXPECTED TO WEAKEN LATER TODAY... AT 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FELICIA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 131.9 WEST OR ABOUT 1510 MILES...2430 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA AND ABOUT 1545 MILES...2490 KM...EAST OF HILO HAWAII. FELICIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR...AND A GRADUAL TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 140 MPH...220 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FELICIA IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS FELICIA MOVES OVER COOLER WATERS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES...65 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 155 MILES...250 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 937 MB...27.67 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT INFORMATION... LOCATION...16.0N 131.9W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTHWEST OR 305 DEGREES AT 10 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...937 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE NNNN
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