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Hurricane KENNETH (Text)

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HURRICANE KENNETH ADVISORY NUMBER  14
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP132011
700 PM PST TUE NOV 22 2011
 
...KENNETH NOW STARTING TO WEAKEN...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 700 PM PST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...12.5N 115.6W
ABOUT 810 MI...1305 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...135 MPH...215 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 265 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...949 MB...28.02 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 700 PM PST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KENNETH WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 115.6 WEST. KENNETH IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/H.  A TURN TOWARD THE
WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS...AND THIS
MOTION SHOULD THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 135 MPH...215 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  KENNETH IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  CONTINUED WEAKENING IS
EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND KENNETH COULD WEAKEN TO A
TROPICAL STORM BY THURSDAY.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES...65 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO
125 MILES...205 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 949 MB...28.02 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...100 AM PST.
 
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FORECASTER BEVEN
 
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