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Hurricane MARIE


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HURRICANE MARIE ADVISORY NUMBER  19
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP132014
800 AM PDT TUE AUG 26 2014

...MARIE GRADUALLY WEAKENING...
...LARGE SWELLS APPROACHING THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST...


SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...20.7N 119.0W
ABOUT 605 MI...970 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH...155 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...965 MB...28.50 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 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MARIE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 20.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 119.0 WEST. MARIE IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/H.  A NORTHWESTWARD OR
WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION AT ABOUT THE SAME FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 100 MPH...155 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS
...AND MARIE IS EXPECTED TO DECAY INTO A TROPICAL STORM TOMORROW.

MARIE IS STILL 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 275 MILES...445 KM.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 965 MB...28.50 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY MARIE ARE AFFECTING MUCH OF THE BAJA
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND THE SOUTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA.  THESE
SWELLS ARE SPREADING NORTHWESTWARD AND WILL REACH THE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA LATER TODAY.  LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AS A RESULT OF THESE SWELLS...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 PM PDT.

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FORECASTER BLAKE

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