000 WTPZ34 KNHC 121458 TCPEP4 BULLETIN HURRICANE CARLOS ADVISORY NUMBER 10 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP042009 800 AM PDT SUN JUL 12 2009 ...HURRICANE CARLOS WEAKENS SLIGHTLY... AT 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE CARLOS WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 121.0 WEST OR ABOUT 1135 MILES...1825 KM...SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. CARLOS IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 984 MB...29.06 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT INFORMATION... LOCATION...10.4N 121.0W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 13 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...984 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER LANDSEA/FRANKLIN