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Hurricane FABIO (Text)

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HURRICANE FABIO ADVISORY NUMBER  13
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP062012
800 PM PDT SAT JUL 14 2012
 
...CATEGORY TWO FABIO CONTINUES WESTWARD...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.4N 115.7W
ABOUT 585 MI...945 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...972 MB...28.70 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 FABIO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 16.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 115.7 WEST. FABIO IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H. A TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST
IS FORECAST TO OCCUR OVERNIGHT OR ON SUNDAY...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TO
THE NORTHWEST BY MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH...165 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. FABIO IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE. THE HURRICANE IS APPROACHING COLDER WATER...
AND GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON SUNDAY.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125
MILES...205 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 972 MB...28.70 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 CANGIALOSI
 
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