000 WTPZ32 KNHC 021450 TCPEP2 BULLETIN HURRICANE BORIS ADVISORY NUMBER 23 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP022008 800 AM PDT WED JUL 02 2008 AT 800 AM PDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BORIS WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 127.2 WEST OR ABOUT 1210 MILES ...1945 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. BORIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR. A TURN TO THE WEST IS EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. BORIS IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY...AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES...45 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 988 MB...29.18 INCHES. REPEATING THE 800 AM PDT POSITION...16.5 N...127.2 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...988 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER FRANKLIN