ZCZC MIATCPEP3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE FELICIA ADVISORY NUMBER 14 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP082009 800 PM PDT THU AUG 06 2009 ...FELICIA MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD...EXPECTED TO WEAKEN... AT 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FELICIA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 133.6 WEST OR ABOUT 1425 MILES...2290 KM...EAST OF HILO HAWAII AND ABOUT 1590 MILES... 2565 KM...WEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. FELICIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR. A GENERAL WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY...WITH A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST FORECAST ON SATURDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 135 MPH...215 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FELICIA IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. 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 140 MILES...220 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 948 MB...27.99 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT INFORMATION... LOCATION...16.9N 133.6W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...135 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST OR 300 DEGREES AT 12 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...948 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BEVEN NNNN
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