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WTPZ34 KNHC 141002
TCPEP4
BULLETIN
HURRICANE CARLOS SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER  18
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP042009
300 AM PDT TUE JUL 14 2009
 
...CARLOS REGAINS HURRICANE STRENGTH...

AT 300 AM PDT...1000 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE CARLOS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 9.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 127.2 WEST OR ABOUT 1465
MILES...2355 KM...SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA.
 
CARLOS IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE
INCREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME
ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. 
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 10 MILES...20 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35
MILES...55 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES.
 
...SUMMARY OF 300 AM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...9.7N 127.2W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 9 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...987 MB
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
800 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/PASCH