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WTPZ33 KNHC 071444
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BULLETIN
HURRICANE FELICIA ADVISORY NUMBER  16
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP082009
800 AM PDT FRI AUG 07 2009
 
...FELICIA WEAKENS TO A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE...

INTERESTS IN HAWAII SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF FELICIA.

AT 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FELICIA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 135.6 WEST OR ABOUT
1280 MILES...2060 KM...EAST OF HILO HAWAII.
 
FELICIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/HR
...AND A GRADUAL TURN TO THE WEST IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS.  
 
SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE
DECREASED TO NEAR 100 MPH...160 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND
FELICIA IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM ON SATURDAY. 
 
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.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 973 MB...28.73 INCHES.
 
...SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...17.9N 135.6W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST OR 295 DEGREES AT 13 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...973 MB
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
200 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BLAKE