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HURRICANE VIRGIL INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   7A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM PDT FRI OCT 02 1992
 
            ...VIRGIL CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN...

A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF
MEXICO FROM ZIHUATANEJO TO CABO CORRIENTES.
 
AT 5 PM PDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF VIRGIL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 15.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 102.6 WEST OR ABOUT 270 MILES
...435 KM...SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO.
 
VIRGIL IS DRIFTING VERY SLOWLY TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH... 6
KM/HR... AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 125 MPH...200KM/HR...
AND ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS LIKELY DURING THE NEXT  24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  30 MILES... 45 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO  70 MILES...110 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  970 MB...28.64 INCHES.
 
SOME HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS HURRICANE HAS SPREAD OVER
PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL PROVINCES OF GUERRERO AND MICHOA AND THIS
RAIN WILL PROBABLY SPREAD NORTHWESTWARD ACCOMPANIED BY THE THREAT FO
FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.

REPEATING THE 5 PM PDT POSITION...15.7 N...102.6 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD
...NORTHWEST NEAR  3 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 950 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 8 PM PDT.
 
LAWRENCE