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Hurricane CELIA (Text)

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HURRICANE CELIA ADVISORY NUMBER  29
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL     EP042010
200 AM PDT SAT JUN 26 2010
 
...CELIA WEAKENING QUICKLY OVER COOLER WATERS...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.3N 120.7W
ABOUT 880 MI...1415 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH...160 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...974 MB...28.76 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE CELIA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 15.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 120.7 WEST.  CELIA IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR.  A TURN TOWARD THE
WEST WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 100 MPH...160
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  CELIA IS NOW A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE
ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  ADDITIONAL WEAKENING
IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND CELIA IS FORECAST TO
WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM BY SUNDAY.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES...65 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125
MILES...205 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 974 MB...28.76 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BERG
 
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