Hurricane ADRIAN

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HURRICANE ADRIAN ADVISORY NUMBER  11
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP012011
800 PM PDT THU JUN 09 2011
 
...CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ADRIAN CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN WELL AWAY
FROM THE PACIFIC COAST OF MEXICO...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.6N 105.8W
ABOUT 320 MI...515 KM SSW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH...220 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...946 MB...27.94 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
 
NONE.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE EYE OF MAJOR HURRICANE ADRIAN WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 105.8 WEST. ADRIAN IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 140 MPH...220 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  ADRIAN IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE LATER
TONIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY...WITH GRADUAL WEAKENING FORECAST TO BEGIN
BY FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY.
 
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES...45 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90
MILES...150 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 946 MB...27.94 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF...LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY ADRIAN WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT A
PORTION OF THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO TODAY THROUGH AT LEAST
EARLY THIS WEEKEND. THESE SWELLS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF
AND RIP CURRENTS.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER STEWART
 
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