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Hurricane CRISTINA (Text)


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HURRICANE CRISTINA ADVISORY NUMBER  14
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP032014
200 PM PDT THU JUN 12 2014

...CRISTINA WEAKENS A LITTLE BUT STILL CATEGORY 4...


SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.9N 107.8W
ABOUT 270 MI...435 KM WSW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH...220 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...945 MB...27.91 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 CRISTINA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 16.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 107.8 WEST.  CRISTINA IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H.  A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A TURN BACK TO THE
WEST-NORTHWEST FRIDAY NIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 140 MPH...220 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  CRISTINA IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...BUT CRISTINA COULD REMAIN A
MAJOR HURRICANE THROUGH FRIDAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES...30 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80
MILES...130 KM.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 945 MB...27.91 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY CRISTINA ARE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO. THESE SWELLS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE
THROUGH LATE TODAY...AND COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP
CURRENT CONDITIONS. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER
OFFICE.


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 PM PDT.

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FORECASTER BERG

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