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Hurricane GREG (Text)

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HURRICANE GREG ADVISORY NUMBER  10
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP072011
800 PM PDT THU AUG 18 2011
 
...GREG HEADING FOR COOLER WATERS...WEAKENING EXPECTED...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.9N 113.9W
ABOUT 380 MI...610 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...982 MB...29.00 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 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GREG WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 18.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 113.9 WEST.  GREG IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H.  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 80 MPH...130
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  GREG IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  GREG WILL BE MOVING OVER
COOLER WATERS AND ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
48 HOURS.  
 
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 982 MB...29.00 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BROWN
 
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