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HURRICANE DORA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  11A
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP042011
1100 PM PDT WED JUL 20 2011
 
...CATEGORY FOUR DORA CONTINUES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD OFFSHORE OF
MEXICO...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM PDT...0600 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.3N 105.7W
ABOUT 210 MI...340 KM SSW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
ABOUT 285 MI...460 KM S OF CABO CORRIENTES MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...135 MPH...215 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...948 MB...27.99 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...
 
THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS DISCONTINUED THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH
FOR MEXICO.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
 
NONE.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 1100 PM PDT...0600 UTC...THE EYE OF HURRICANE DORA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 16.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 105.7 WEST. DORA IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/H.  A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 135 MPH...215 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  DORA IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY FRIDAY.
 
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES...65 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150
MILES...240 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 948 MB...27.99 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF...LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY DORA WILL AFFECT THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
SWELLS WILL BEGIN AFFECTING THE COAST OF THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF
THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA ON THURSDAY.  THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY
TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI/STEWART
 
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