ZCZC MIATCPEP5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE RICK ADVISORY NUMBER 12 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP202009 200 AM PDT SUN OCT 18 2009 ...RICK MAINTAINING WINDS NEAR 180 MPH... INTERESTS IN SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA AND THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF MEXICO SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. AT 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE EYE OF HURRICANE RICK WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 15.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 107.2 WEST OR ABOUT 555 MILES ...890 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO. RICK IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR... AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 180 MPH...285 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. RICK IS A CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...BUT RICK IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES...280 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 906 MB...26.75 INCHES. LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY RICK WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS... CAUSING POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS. ...SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT INFORMATION... LOCATION...15.3N 107.2W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...180 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST OR 285 DEGREES AT 14 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...906 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 800 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER PASCH NNNN
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