ZCZC MIATCUEP5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM HURRICANE RICK TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP202009 237 AM PDT SAT OCT 17 2009 ...RICK CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY...NOW A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE... RECENTLY RECIEVED SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT HURRICANE RICK CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 130 MPH...215 KM/HR...MAKING RICK AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. DETAILS WILL FOLLOW IN A SPECIAL ADVISORY THAT WILL BE ISSUED BY 315 AM PDT...1015 UTC. $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN/CANGIALOSI NNNN
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