Hurricane EUGENE

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HURRICANE EUGENE ADVISORY NUMBER  18
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP052011
800 AM PDT THU AUG 04 2011
 
...EUGENE SLOWLY WEAKENING OVER COLDER WATERS...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.8N 118.9W
ABOUT 720 MI...1160 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH...195 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...954 MB...28.17 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 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE EYE OF HURRICANE EUGENE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 16.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 118.9 WEST.  EUGENE IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED SLIGHTLY TO NEAR 120 MPH...
195 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  EUGENE IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE
ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  QUICKER WEAKENING IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND EUGENE SHOULD WEAKEN TO A
TROPICAL STORM ON FRIDAY. 

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 190
MILES...305 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BERG
 
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