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HURRICANE RICK ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP202009
200 PM PDT FRI OCT 16 2009

...RICK CONTINUES TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY...FURTHER STRENGTHENING IS
FORECAST...
 
AT 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE RICK WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 13.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 100.0 WEST OR ABOUT 270 MILES
...435 KM...SOUTH OF ACAPULCO MEXICO.
 
RICK IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR...AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF RICK SHOULD REMAIN
SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES SOUTH OF THE SOUTHERN COAST OF MEXICO.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/HR...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  CONTINUED RAPID STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS...AND RICK IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A
MAJOR HURRICANE ON SATURDAY.

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 981 MB...28.97 INCHES.
 
OUTER RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH RICK MAY IMPACT THE SOUTHERN COAST
OF MEXICO COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
 
...SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...13.0N 100.0W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST OR 285 DEGREES AT 9 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...981 MB
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
800 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BEVEN