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WTPZ35 KNHC 160857
TCPEP5
BULLETIN
HURRICANE GUILLERMO ADVISORY NUMBER  17
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP102009
200 AM PDT SUN AUG 16 2009
 
...GUILLERMO WEAKENS...

AT 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUILLERMO WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 137.4 WEST OR ABOUT
1150 MILES...1850 KM...EAST OF HILO HAWAII.
 
GUILLERMO IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/HR...AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION WITH A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS
EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 100 MPH...160
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  GUILLERMO IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A
TROPICAL STORM OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 120
MILES...195 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 973 MB...28.73 INCHES.
 
...SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...19.8N 137.4W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 280 DEGREES AT 15 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...973 MB
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
800 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BERG