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Hurricane GREG (Text)

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HURRICANE GREG ADVISORY NUMBER  11
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP072011
200 AM PDT FRI AUG 19 2011
 
...GREG EXPECTED TO WEAKEN...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...19.1N 115.1W
ABOUT 425 MI...685 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 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 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GREG WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 19.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 115.1 WEST. GREG IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH...120
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  GREG IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  GRADUAL WEAKENING IS
ANTICIPATED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS GREG MOVES OVER COOLER
WATERS.
 
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 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER AVILA
 
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