Hurricane MARIE

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HURRICANE MARIE ADVISORY NUMBER  11
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP132014
800 AM PDT SUN AUG 24 2014

...MIGHTY MARIE ON ITS WAY OUT TO SEA AS A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE...


SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.0N 111.4W
ABOUT 195 MI...315 KM S OF SOCORRO ISLAND
ABOUT 485 MI...785 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...150 MPH...240 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...929 MB...27.44 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 EYE OF HURRICANE MARIE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 16.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 111.4 WEST.  MARIE IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/H...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 150 MPH...240 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  MARIE IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE
LIKELY DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...AND MARIE COULD STRENGTHEN
A LITTLE MORE THROUGH TONIGHT.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 255
MILES...405 KM.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 929 MB...27.44 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY MARIE ARE AFFECTING THE SOUTHWESTERN
COAST OF MEXICO AND THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA
PENINSULA.  THESE SWELLS WILL SPREAD NORTHWESTWARD ALONG
THE WEST COAST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND THE SOUTHERN
GULF OF CALIFORNIA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...AND ARE
LIKELY TO CAUSE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP
CURRENT CONDITIONS.  FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS
FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT.

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FORECASTER BERG

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