Hurricane DANIEL

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HURRICANE DANIEL ADVISORY NUMBER  16
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP042012
800 PM PDT SAT JUL 07 2012
 
...DANIEL MAKING THE MOST OF ITS TIME BEFORE IT REACHES COLDER
WATER...NOW A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.9N 121.2W
ABOUT 920 MI...1485 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...969 MB...28.61 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 EYE OF HURRICANE DANIEL WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 14.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 121.2 WEST.  DANIEL IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H.  A WESTWARD MOTION
WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 105 MPH...165
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  DANIEL IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON
THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH
IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...BUT DANIEL SHOULD BEGIN TO WEAKEN ON SUNDAY
AS IT MOVES OVER COOLER WATER.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES...45 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115
MILES...185 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 969 MB...28.61 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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