ZCZC MIATCPEP1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE AMANDA ADVISORY NUMBER 12 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP012014 800 AM PDT SUN MAY 25 2014 ...AMANDA RAPIDLY STRENGTHENS TO NEAR CATEGORY 5 INTENSITY... ...BECOMES THE STRONGEST HURRICANE DURING THE MONTH OF MAY... SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...11.8N 111.1W ABOUT 770 MI...1240 KM S OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...155 MPH...250 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 2 MPH...4 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...932 MB...27.53 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE AMANDA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 111.1 WEST. AMANDA IS DRIFTING SLOWLY TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 2 MPH...4 KM/H...AND A GENERAL SLOW MOTION TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST OR NORTH IS FORECAST TO OCCUR THROUGH TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 155 MPH...250 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. AMANDA IS A STRONG CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED TODAY...WITH STEADY WEAKENING EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES...45 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES...130 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 932 MB...27.53 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER STEWART NNNN
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