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WTPZ35 KNHC 130240
TCPEP5
 
BULLETIN
Hurricane Darby Advisory Number  15
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       EP052022
500 PM HST Tue Jul 12 2022
 
...DARBY WEAKENS WHILE CONTINUING WESTWARD...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.6N 132.7W
ABOUT 1595 MI...2565 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
ABOUT 1520 MI...2445 KM E OF HILO HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110 MPH...175 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...972 MB...28.71 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 500 PM HST (0300 UTC), the center of Hurricane Darby was located
near latitude 14.6 North, longitude 132.7 West.  Darby is moving
toward the west near 17 mph (28 km/h).  A westward or west-
northwestward motion at a slightly slower forward speed is 
expected to continue through Friday.
 
Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 110 mph (175 km/h) 
with higher gusts.  Additional weakening is forecast, but Darby is 
expected to remain a hurricane through Wednesday night and a 
tropical storm through Thursday night.  The system is forecast to 
become a post-tropical cyclone by late Friday. 
 
Darby remains a small hurricane.  Hurricane-force winds extend 
outward up to 10 miles (20 km) from the center and tropical-storm- 
force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km).
 
The estimated minimum central pressure is 972 mb (28.71 inches).
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 1100 PM HST.
 
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Forecaster Brown