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WTPZ33 KNHC 070834
TCPEP3
BULLETIN
HURRICANE FELICIA ADVISORY NUMBER  15
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP082009
200 AM PDT FRI AUG 07 2009
 
...FELICIA WEAKENING...

AT 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FELICIA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 134.4 WEST OR ABOUT
1365 MILES...2195 KM...EAST OF HILO HAWAII AND ABOUT 1630 MILES...
2625 KM...WEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA.
 
FELICIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR.
A GENERAL WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY...WITH A
GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST FORECAST ON SATURDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS
FELICIA MOVES OVER COOLER WATERS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES...65 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140
MILES...220 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES.
  
...SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...17.5N 134.4W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST OR 300 DEGREES AT 10 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...960 MB
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
800 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/AVILA