Hurricane COSME

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HURRICANE COSME ADVISORY NUMBER  12
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP032013
200 AM PDT WED JUN 26 2013
 
...COSME BEGINNING TO WEAKEN AS IT PASSES NEAR CLARION ISLAND...
 

SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.4N 114.5W
ABOUT 15 MI...25 KM E OF CLARION ISLAND MEXICO
ABOUT 430 MI...690 KM SW OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...983 MB...29.03 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 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE COSME WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 18.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 114.5 WEST. COSME IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE
FORECAST TRACK...THE EYE OF COSME WILL PASS OVER OR VERY NEAR
CLARION ISLAND THIS MORNING.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STEADY WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS...AND COSME IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM BY TONIGHT
AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION ON THURSDAY.
 
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150
MILES...240 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 983 MB...29.03 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF...LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY COSME ARE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE
PACIFIC COAST OF MEXICO FROM NEAR ACAPULCO TO LOS MOCHIS...AND
THE SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA.  THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO
CAUSE DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER STEWART
 
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