000 WTPZ32 KNHC 010840 TCPEP2 BULLETIN HURRICANE GIL ADVISORY NUMBER 8 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP072013 200 AM PDT THU AUG 01 2013 ...TINY GIL MAINTAINING 80-MPH WINDS... SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...14.3N 122.8W ABOUT 1030 MI...1660 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...990 MB...29.23 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GIL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 122.8 WEST. GIL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE WEST IS FORECAST LATER TODAY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE TODAY...FOLLOWED BY WEAKENING BEGINNING ON FRIDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 10 MILES...20 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 990 MB...29.23 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BERG