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Hurricane RAYMOND (Text)

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HURRICANE RAYMOND ADVISORY NUMBER  13
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP172013
800 PM PDT TUE OCT 22 2013
 
...RAYMOND EXPECTED TO BEGIN MOVING AWAY FROM THE COAST OF MEXICO ON
WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY RAIN THREAT TO CONTINUE... 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.2N 101.8W
ABOUT 105 MI...170 KM S OF ZIHUATANEJO MEXICO
ABOUT 135 MI...215 KM WSW OF ACAPULCO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...STATIONARY
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...987 MB...29.15 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...
 
THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS REPLACED THE HURRICANE WARNING
FROM TECPAN DE GALEANA TO LAZARO CARDENAS WITH A TROPICAL
STORM WARNING.  THE HURRICANE WATCH FROM ACAPULCO TO TECPAN
DE GALEANA HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* ACAPULCO TO LAZARO CARDENAS
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE RAYMOND WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 101.8 WEST.  RAYMOND
REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY...AND LITTLE MOTION IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.
A SLOW MOTION TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY
WEDNESDAY.
  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO...AND
RAYMOND IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM ON WEDNESDAY.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80
MILES...130 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL...RAYMOND IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO
10 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 15 INCHES OVER THE MEXICAN
STATES OF GUERRERO AND MICHOACAN. THESE RAINS COULD PRODUCE LIFE-
THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.
 
WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN SQUALLS ALONG
PORTIONS OF THE COAST WITHIN THE WARNING AREA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
 
STORM SURGE...SOME COASTAL FLOODING IS STILL POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF
ONSHORE WINDS WITHIN THE WARNING AREA.
 
SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY RAYMOND ARE PRODUCING LARGE AND DANGEROUS
WAVES ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH-CENTRAL COAST OF MEXICO...WHICH
COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. FOR
MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...1100 PM PDT.
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BROWN
 
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