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Hurricane EMILIA (Text)

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HURRICANE EMILIA ADVISORY NUMBER  17
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP052012
200 PM PDT WED JUL 11 2012
 
...EMILIA STRENGTHENS A LITTLE BUT STILL FORECAST TO GRADUALLY
WEAKEN...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.8N 118.2W
ABOUT 780 MI...1255 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...960 MB...28.35 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 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE EYE OF HURRICANE EMILIA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 14.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 118.2 WEST. EMILIA IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
 
SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE
INCREASED A LITTLE...AND ARE NOW NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/H...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.  EMILIA IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN
INTENSITY ARE LIKELY TODAY BUT A GRADUAL WEAKENING SHOULD BEGIN ON
THURSDAY.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES...45 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105
MILES...165 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER AVILA
 
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