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Hurricane DANIEL (Text)

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HURRICANE DANIEL ADVISORY NUMBER  12
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP042012
800 PM PDT FRI JUL 06 2012
 
...DANIEL BECOMES THE THIRD HURRICANE OF THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC
SEASON...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.5N 117.1W
ABOUT 745 MI...1205 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...988 MB...29.18 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 DANIEL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 117.1 WEST.  DANIEL IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  DANIEL IS NOW A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE...AND ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING
IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AND ON SATURDAY.  DANIEL SHOULD BEGIN TO
WEAKEN BY SUNDAY AS IT MOVES OVER COLDER WATER.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115
MILES...185 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 988 MB...29.18 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 BERG
 
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