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Hurricane CALVIN


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HURRICANE CALVIN ADVISORY NUMBER   6
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP032011
200 PM PDT FRI JUL 08 2011
 
...CALVIN BECOMES THE THIRD HURRICANE OF THE 2011 EASTERN PACIFIC
HURRICANE SEASON...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.3N 108.5W
ABOUT 340 MI...545 KM SSW OF CABO CORRIENTES MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...987 MB...29.15 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 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF RECENTLY UPGRADED HURRICANE
CALVIN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 108.5 WEST.
CALVIN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/H...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL SUNDAY. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH...120
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CALVIN IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE LIKELY
TODAY...BUT THE GENERAL TREND IS FOR CALVIN TO WEAKEN.
 
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 987 MB...29.15 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER AVILA
 
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