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Hurricane GIL


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HURRICANE GIL ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP072013
200 AM PDT THU AUG 01 2013
 
...TINY GIL MAINTAINING 80-MPH WINDS...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.3N 122.8W
ABOUT 1030 MI...1660 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...990 MB...29.23 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 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GIL WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 14.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 122.8 WEST.  GIL IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/H.  A TURN TOWARD THE
WEST IS FORECAST LATER TODAY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN FORWARD SPEED
EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE TODAY...FOLLOWED BY WEAKENING
BEGINNING ON FRIDAY.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 10 MILES...20 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60
MILES...95 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 990 MB...29.23 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BERG
 
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