ZCZC MIATCPEP2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE FAUSTO ADVISORY NUMBER 21 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP072008 200 AM PDT MON JUL 21 2008 ...FAUSTO STRENGTHENS TO CATEGORY TWO STATUS... AT 200 AM PDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FAUSTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 115.4 WEST OR ABOUT 405 MILES ...650 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO. FAUSTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/HR...AND A GRADUAL TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH...160 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE HURRICANE HAS PROBABLY REACHED ITS PEAK INTENSITY AND SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES...65 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 975 MB...28.79 INCHES. REPEATING THE 200 AM PDT POSITION...20.1 N...115.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...975 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 800 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER ROBERTS/PASCH NNNN
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