000 WTPZ31 KNHC 150232 TCPEP1 BULLETIN HURRICANE FABIO ADVISORY NUMBER 13 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP062012 800 PM PDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...CATEGORY TWO FABIO CONTINUES WESTWARD... SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...16.4N 115.7W ABOUT 585 MI...945 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...972 MB...28.70 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FABIO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 115.7 WEST. FABIO IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H. A TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS FORECAST TO OCCUR OVERNIGHT OR ON SUNDAY...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TO THE NORTHWEST BY MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH...165 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FABIO IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. THE HURRICANE IS APPROACHING COLDER WATER... AND GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON SUNDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES...205 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 972 MB...28.70 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI