Hurricane CARLOS

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HURRICANE CARLOS ADVISORY NUMBER  21
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP042009
800 PM PDT TUE JUL 14 2009

...COMPACT CARLOS A LITTLE STRONGER...
 
AT 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE EYE OF HURRICANE CARLOS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 128.6 WEST OR ABOUT
1525 MILES...2450 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA.
 
CARLOS IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/HR. A WEST TO
WEST-NORTHWEST MOTION WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH...165 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...HOWEVER 
GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST TO BEGIN IN A DAY OR SO.
 
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.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 972 MB...28.70 INCHES.
  
...SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...10.0N 128.6W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 6 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...972 MB
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
200 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BROWN
 
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