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Hurricane EMILIA (Text)

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HURRICANE EMILIA ADVISORY NUMBER  20
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP052012
800 AM PDT THU JUL 12 2012
 
...EMILIA WITH 115-MPH WINDS AGAIN...BUT NOT FOR LONG...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.1N 121.4W
ABOUT 925 MI...1485 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...960 MB...28.35 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 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE DISTINCT EYE OF HURRICANE EMILIA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 121.4 WEST. EMILIA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
 
EMILIA HAS BEEN FLUCTUATING IN INTENSITY...AND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE AGAIN NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 
EMILIA IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  A GRADUAL WEAKENING SHOULD BEGIN LATER TODAY
AS THE HURRICANE MOVES OVER COOL WATERS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES...45 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90
MILES...150 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER AVILA
 
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