ZCZC MIATCPEP5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE RICK ADVISORY NUMBER 6 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP202009 800 PM PDT FRI OCT 16 2009 ...RICK NABS ATTENTION WITH ITS RAPID EVOLUTION...INTERESTS IN SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO AND BAJA CALIFORNIA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THE HURRICANE... AT 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE RICK WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 101.0 WEST OR ABOUT 260 MILES ...415 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ACAPULCO MEXICO. RICK IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR... AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AT LEAST FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 100 MPH...160 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND RICK IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE ON SATURDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 975 MB...28.79 INCHES. OUTER RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH RICK ARE ALREADY APPROACHING THE SOUTHERN COAST OF MEXICO AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA ON SATURDAY. ...SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT INFORMATION... LOCATION...13.3N 101.0W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST OR 285 DEGREES AT 10 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...975 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER AVILA NNNN
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