ZCZC MIATCPEP2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE FAUSTO ADVISORY NUMBER 10 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP072008 800 AM PDT FRI JUL 18 2008 ...FAUSTO BECOMES A HURRICANE... AT 800 AM PDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FAUSTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 108.0 WEST OR ABOUT 445 MILES ...720 KM...SOUTHWEST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO. FAUSTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/HR. A CONTINUED WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED AND ARE NOW NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES...45 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES. REPEATING THE 800 AM PDT POSITION...13.6 N...108.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...987 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER KNABB NNNN
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