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WTPZ35 KNHC 092032
TCPEP5
 
BULLETIN
HURRICANE EMILIA ADVISORY NUMBER   9
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP052012
200 PM PDT MON JUL 09 2012
 
...EMILIA APPROACHING MAJOR HURRICANE INTENSITY...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.1N 111.1W
ABOUT 680 MI...1095 KM S OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110 MPH...175 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...969 MB...28.61 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 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE EYE OF HURRICANE EMILIA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 13.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 111.1 WEST. EMILIA IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE
INCREASED TO NEAR 110 MPH...175 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  EMILIA
IS A STRONG CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. 
ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST...AND EMILIA COULD BECOME A
MAJOR HURRICANE LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125
MILES...205 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 969 MB...28.61 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER PASCH