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Hurricane ISELLE


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HURRICANE ISELLE SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER  15
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP092014
1100 PM PDT SUN AUG 03 2014

...ISELLE BECOMES A MAJOR HURRICANE AGAIN...


SUMMARY OF 1100 PM PDT...0600 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.0N 135.2W
ABOUT 1330 MI...2145 KM E OF HILO HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125 MPH...205 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...958 MB...28.29 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 1100 PM PDT...0600 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISELLE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 135.2 WEST. ISELLE IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/H.  A CONTINUED WESTWARD
MOTION WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED NEAR 125 MPH...205 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ISELLE IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...FOLLOWED BY SLOW WEAKENING BY LATE MONDAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105
MILES...165 KM.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 958 MB...28.29 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 AM PDT.

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FORECASTER BLAKE

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