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WTPZ34 KNHC 151433
TCPEP4
BULLETIN
HURRICANE CARLOS ADVISORY NUMBER  23
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP042009
800 AM PDT WED JUL 15 2009

...CARLOS WEAKENS AS IT CONTINUES MOVING WESTWARD... 
 
AT 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE CARLOS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 129.5 WEST OR ABOUT
1560 MILES...2510 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA.
 
CARLOS IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/HR...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH A
GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 85 MPH...140
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FURTHER WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS. 
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 10 MILES...20 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50
MILES...85 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 978 MB...28.88 INCHES.
 
...SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...10.3N 129.5W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 280 DEGREES AT 6 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...978 MB
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
200 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BRENNAN