ZCZC MIATCPEP3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE KENNETH ADVISORY NUMBER 8 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP132011 700 AM PST MON NOV 21 2011 ...KENNETH BECOMES A RARE LATE-SEASON HURRICANE... SUMMARY OF 700 AM PST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...12.7N 109.6W ABOUT 705 MI...1135 KM S 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...989 MB...29.21 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 700 AM PST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KENNETH WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 109.6 WEST. KENNETH IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE WEST AND SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS...AND THIS MOTION SHOULD THEN CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. KENNETH IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON WIND SCALE. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST...AND KENNETH COULD BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES...30 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 989 MB...29.21 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...100 PM PST. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN NNNN
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