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Hurricane RICK


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HURRICANE RICK TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP202009
237 AM PDT SAT OCT 17 2009
...RICK CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY...NOW A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE...

RECENTLY RECIEVED SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT HURRICANE RICK
CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE
INCREASED TO NEAR 130 MPH...215 KM/HR...MAKING RICK AN EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. 

DETAILS WILL FOLLOW IN A SPECIAL ADVISORY THAT WILL BE ISSUED BY 
315 AM PDT...1015 UTC.
 
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FORECASTER BRENNAN/CANGIALOSI
 
 
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