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Hurricane MARIE


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HURRICANE MARIE ADVISORY NUMBER  23
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP132014
800 AM PDT WED AUG 27 2014

...MARIE STEADILY WEAKENING...


SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...22.3N 123.7W
ABOUT 880 MI...1415 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...980 MB...28.94 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 CENTER OF HURRICANE MARIE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 22.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 123.7 WEST. MARIE IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR TONIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  MARIE WILL BE MOVING OVER PROGRESSIVELY COLDER
WATER...AND ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS.  MARIE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM THIS AFTERNOON
AND A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE ON THURSDAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205
MILES...335 KM.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 980 MB...28.94 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY MARIE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MUCH OF THE
WEST COAST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA...THE EXTREME SOUTHERN
GULF OF CALIFORNIA...AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH THURSDAY.
LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AS A
RESULT OF THESE SWELLS...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 PM PDT.

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FORECASTER BROWN

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