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WTPZ35 KNHC 261437
TCPEP5
BULLETIN
HURRICANE DARBY ADVISORY NUMBER  15
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL     EP052010
800 AM PDT SAT JUN 26 2010
 
...DARBY MAINTAINS CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE STRENGTH...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.4N 102.9W
ABOUT 310 MI...500 KM SSW OF ZIHUATANEJO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110 MPH...175 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 260 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...967 MB...28.56 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DARBY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 13.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 102.9 WEST. DARBY IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 3 MPH...6 KM/HR.  THE HURRICANE IS FORECAST TO
MOVE SLOWLY WESTWARD TODAY...FOLLOWED BY A NORTHWESTWARD TO
NORTHWARD DRIFT ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH...175 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  DARBY IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
48 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES...30 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40
MILES...65 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 967 MB...28.56 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER ROBERTS/AVILA