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Hurricane FABIO (Text)

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HURRICANE FABIO ADVISORY NUMBER  11
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP062012
200 PM PDT SAT JUL 14 2012
 
...FABIO TEMPORARILY TURNS WESTWARD...SHOULD RESUME A 
WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION TONIGHT...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.2N 115.1W
ABOUT 575 MI...925 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...978 MB...28.88 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 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE EYE OF HURRICANE FABIO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 16.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 115.1 WEST.  FABIO IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/H...BUT IT SHOULD RESUME A
WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION TONIGHT.  A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS
EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  FABIO IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  FABIO IS APPROACHING COLDER WATER...AND
WEAKENING IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY.  FABIO COULD BECOME A TROPICAL
STORM BY SUNDAY NIGHT.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115
MILES...185 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 978 MB...28.88 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BERG
 
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