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WTPZ34 KNHC 142033
TCPEP4
BULLETIN
HURRICANE CARLOS ADVISORY NUMBER  20
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP042009
200 PM PDT TUE JUL 14 2009

...CARLOS MAINTAINING DISTINCT SMALL EYE FEATURE...
 
AT 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE CARLOS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 128.2 WEST OR ABOUT
1500 MILES...2415 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA.
 
CARLOS IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR.  A GENERAL
MOTION TOWARD THE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT DAY OR TWO.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH...160 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN 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 45
MILES...75 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 978 MB...28.88 INCHES.

...SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...10.0N 128.2W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 280 DEGREES AT 8 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...978 MB
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
800 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER ROBERTS/BEVEN