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Hurricane CRISTINA (Text)

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HURRICANE CRISTINA ADVISORY NUMBER  20
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP032014
200 AM PDT SAT JUN 14 2014

...CRISTINA WEAKENS WHILE IT MOVES PAST SOCORRO ISLAND...


SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...19.3N 111.2W
ABOUT 35 MI...60 KM NNW OF SOCORRO ISLAND
ABOUT 260 MI...420 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...985 MB...29.09 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 CRISTINA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 111.2 WEST. CRISTINA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H...AND A SLOWER
WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  CRISTINA SHOULD WEAKEN INTO A TROPICAL STORM LATER
TODAY...AND COULD BECOME A REMNANT LOW BY MONDAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES...30 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90
MILES...150 KM.  EARLY THIS MORNING...A MEXICAN NAVY AUTOMATED
WEATHER STATION ON SOCORRO ISLAND REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 69
MPH...111 KM/H...WITH GUSTS TO 87 MPH...140 KM/H...WHEN CRISTINA
MADE ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO THE ISLAND.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 985 MB...29.09 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY CRISTINA ARE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO BUT SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATER
TODAY.  SWELLS ARE ALSO AFFECTING THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE BAJA
CALIFORNIA SUR PENINSULA BUT ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE ON SUNDAY.
PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 AM PDT.

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FORECASTER BLAKE

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