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Hurricane MARIE (Text)


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HURRICANE MARIE ADVISORY NUMBER  13
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP132014
800 PM PDT SUN AUG 24 2014

...LARGE AND POWERFUL HURRICANE MARIE RESUMES A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD
MOTION...
...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS TO SPREAD NORTHWARD FROM THE BAJA
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EARLY THIS WEEK...


SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.6N 112.8W
ABOUT 195 MI...310 KM SW OF SOCORRO ISLAND
ABOUT 475 MI...765 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...150 MPH...240 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...927 MB...27.38 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 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MARIE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 16.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 112.8 WEST. MARIE AS RESUMED
A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H. A WEST-
NORTHWESTWARD TO NORTHWESTWARD MOTION AT A SIMILAR FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 150 MPH...240
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  MARIE IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY
ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...BUT A GENERAL WEAKENING TREND SHOULD
COMMENCE ON MONDAY.  MARIE IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW MAJOR HURRICANE
STRENGTH BY LATE TUESDAY.

MARIE IS A LARGE HURRICANE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 60 MILES...95 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 310 MILES...500 KM.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 927 MB...27.38 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 DAY OR SO...AND WILL THEN REACH SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA BY LATE TUESDAY.  THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE
LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS...AS WELL AS MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING.  FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS
FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 AM PDT.

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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN

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