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Hurricane MARIE (Text)

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HURRICANE MARIE ADVISORY NUMBER  14
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP142008
800 AM PDT SAT OCT 04 2008

...MARIE BARELY MOVING...
 
AT 800 AM PDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MARIE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 18.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 122.1 WEST OR ABOUT 845 MILES
...1365 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA.
 
MARIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 2 MPH...4 KM/HR.  LITTLE
MOTION IS EXPECTED FOR TODAY...WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
AND A TURN TOWARDS THE WEST-NORTHWEST FORECAST ON SUNDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105
MILES...165 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE FROM SATELLITE IMAGERY IS 987
MB...29.15 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 800 AM PDT POSITION...18.4 N...122.1 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 2 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.
 
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FORECASTER BLAKE
 
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