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Hurricane MARIE (Text)

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HURRICANE MARIE ADVISORY NUMBER  17
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP132014
800 PM PDT MON AUG 25 2014

...MARIE CONTINUES TO WEAKEN...


SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...19.2N 116.7W
ABOUT 505 MI...815 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...952 MB...28.12 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 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MARIE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 19.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 116.7 WEST. MARIE IS MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/H. A NORTHWESTWARD OR WEST-
NORTHWESTWARD MOTION  AT A SIMILAR FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  MARIE IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  STEADY WEAKENING IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND MARIE IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW
HURRICANE STRENGTH ON WEDNESDAY.

MARIE REMAINS A LARGE HURRICANE.  HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL-
STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 310 MILES...500 KM.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 952 MB...28.12 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY MARIE ARE AFFECTING THE SOUTHWESTERN
COAST OF MEXICO...THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA
PENINSULA...AND THE SOUTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA.  THESE SWELLS
ARE SPREADING NORTHWESTWARD ALONG THE WEST COAST OF THE BAJA
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA...AND SHOULD REACH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BY
TUESDAY. LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS ARE
LIKELY AS A RESULT OF THESE SWELL...AS WELL AS MINOR COASTAL
FLOODING. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR
LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.


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

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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN

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