Hurricane CRISTINA

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HURRICANE CRISTINA TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP032014
500 AM PDT THU JUN 12 2014

...CRISTINA CONTINUES TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY TO CATEGORY 4 STRENGTH...

SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT HURRICANE CRISTINA HAS CONTINUED
TO INTENSIFY...AND NOW HAS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 145 MPH...
230 KM/H...CATEGORY 4 ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  A
SPECIAL ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 530 AM PDT...1230 UTC...TO UPDATE
THE INTENSITY FORECAST FOR CRISTINA.

SUMMARY OF 500 AM PDT...1200 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.4N 106.8W
ABOUT 240 MI...385 KM SW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...145 MPH...230 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...940 MB...27.76 INCHES

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FORECASTER BRENNAN/BERG

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