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WTPZ33 KNHC 251441
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BULLETIN
HURRICANE COSME ADVISORY NUMBER   9
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP032013
800 AM PDT TUE JUN 25 2013
 
...COSME BECOMES A HURRICANE...
...CENTER TO PASS NEAR SOCORRO ISLAND LATER TODAY...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.7N 110.7W
ABOUT 365 MI...585 KM S OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO
ABOUT 375 MI...605 KM WSW OF CABO CORRIENTES MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 18 MPH...30 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...987 MB...29.15 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE COSME WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 17.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 110.7 WEST. COSME IS MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH...30 KM/H.  A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD
THE WEST AND A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF COSME SHOULD
PASS NEAR SOCORRO ISLAND LATER TODAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE
TODAY...WITH WEAKENING EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO
175 MILES...280 KM.  SOCORRO ISLAND RECENTLY REPORTED A WIND GUST OF
41 MPH...67 KM/H.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF...LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY COSME WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE
PACIFIC COAST OF MEXICO FROM NEAR ACAPULCO THROUGH CABO CORRIENTES
TODAY...AND AFFECT SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA AND PORTIONS OF THE
COAST OF MEXICO FROM CABO CORRIENTES TO LOS MOCHIS TONIGHT 
THROUGH THURSDAY. THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE DANGEROUS SURF
AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BEVEN