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Hurricane FABIO (Text)

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HURRICANE FABIO ADVISORY NUMBER  15
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP062012
800 AM PDT SUN JUL 15 2012
 
...FABIO STILL A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE...HEADING TOWARD 
COOLER WATER....

 
SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.9N 117.4W
ABOUT 640 MI...1030 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 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 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FABIO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 16.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 117.4 WEST. FABIO IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H...AND A TURN TOWARD
THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED 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 WILL BE MOVING OVER COOLER
WATER...AND A WEAKENING TREND IS FORECAST TO BEGIN THIS
AFTERNOON.  FABIO IS LIKELY TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM ON MONDAY.
 
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 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BROWN
 
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