000 WTPZ32 KNHC 280843 TCPEP2 BULLETIN HURRICANE RAYMOND ADVISORY NUMBER 34 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP172013 200 AM PDT MON OCT 28 2013 ...RAYMOND WEAKENS A LITTLE... ...FURTHER WEAKENING EXPECTED TODAY... SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...16.0N 116.9W ABOUT 660 MI...1060 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH...160 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 350 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...976 MB...28.82 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 RAYMOND WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 116.9 WEST. RAYMOND IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H. A NORTHWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND A FURTHER DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE FORECAST ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 100 MPH...160 KM/H... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST TODAY...FOLLOWED BY RAPID WEAKENING ON TUESDAY. RAYMOND IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM BY TUESDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 976 MB...28.82 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN