ZCZC MIATCPEP5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE DARBY ADVISORY NUMBER 11 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP052010 800 AM PDT FRI JUN 25 2010 ...DARBY BECOMES THE SECOND MAJOR HURRICANE OF THE EASTERN PACIFIC SEASON... SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...13.6N 101.2W ABOUT 245 MI...395 KM SSW OF ACAPULCO MEXICO MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/HR PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/HR MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...962 MB...28.41 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE EYE OF HURRICANE DARBY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 101.2 WEST. DARBY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS BUT IT SHOULD BEGIN TO MEANDER THEREAFTER. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. DARBY IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE LIKELY TODAY AND SATURDAY BUT A GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST THEREAFTER. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 962 MB...28.41 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER AVILA NNNN
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