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Hurricane EUGENE (Text)

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HURRICANE EUGENE ADVISORY NUMBER  11
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP052011
200 PM PDT TUE AUG 02 2011
 
...EUGENE DEVELOPS A LARGE EYE...STRENGTHENS A LITTLE MORE...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.2N 110.6W
ABOUT 535 MI...855 KM SW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
ABOUT 605 MI...970 KM S OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...970 MB...28.64 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 LARGE EYE OF HURRICANE EUGENE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 110.6 WEST.  EUGENE IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  ON THIS TRACK...THE HURRICANE WILL
REMAIN NO THREAT TO LAND.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 105 MPH...165 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  EUGENE IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING
IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS...AND EUGENE COULD
BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE BY TONIGHT.  WEAKENING SHOULD OCCUR
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY AS EUGENE BEGINS TO MOVE OVER COOLER
WATERS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES...45 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140
MILES...220 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 970 MB...28.64 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 BERG
 
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