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Hurricane HERNAN (Text)

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HURRICANE HERNAN ADVISORY NUMBER  19
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP092008
200 AM PDT MON AUG 11 2008
 
AT 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE HERNAN WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 129.2 WEST OR ABOUT
1280 MILES...2060 KM...WEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA.
 
HERNAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR. A TURN
TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 80 MPH...130
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND HERNAN COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER
TODAY. 
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115
MILES...185 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 983 MB...29.03 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 200 AM PDT POSITION...18.7 N...129.2 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 9 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...983 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
800 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER RHOME
 
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