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Hurricane IRWIN (Text)

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HURRICANE IRWIN ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP112011
200 AM PDT FRI OCT 07 2011
 
...IRWIN BECOMES THE EIGHTH HURRICANE OF THE EASTERN PACIFIC
SEASON...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.7N 119.8W
ABOUT 910 MI...1460 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...990 MB...29.23 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 IRWIN WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 13.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 119.8 WEST.  IRWIN IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/H.  A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST AND NORTH-NORTHWEST WITH A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A TURN
TOWARD THE EAST ON SATURDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 80 MPH...130
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  IRWIN IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES...30 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85
MILES...140 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 990 MB...29.23 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 BERG
 
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