ZCZC MIATCPEP2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE LOWELL ADVISORY NUMBER 15 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP122014 800 AM PDT THU AUG 21 2014 ...LOWELL BECOMES THE SEVENTH HURRICANE OF THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC SEASON... SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...20.0N 122.1W ABOUT 810 MI...1300 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...982 MB...29.00 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 LARGE EYE OF HURRICANE LOWELL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 122.1 WEST. LOWELL IS MOVING SLOWLY TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH...6 KM/H. A NORTHWESTWARD MOTION AT A FASTER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/H... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN INTENSITY IS FORECAST TODAY... BUT SLOW WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 185 MILES...295 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 982 MB...29.00 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN NNNN
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