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HURRICANE BLAS ADVISORY NUMBER  23
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP032016
800 AM PDT FRI JUL 08 2016

...BLAS HEADING TOWARD COOLER WATERS...
...EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY WEAKEN...


SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.8N 130.0W
ABOUT 1345 MI...2165 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH...155 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...974 MB...28.77 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 Blas was located
near latitude 17.8 North, longitude 130.0 West. Blas is moving
toward the west-northwest near 10 mph (17 km/h).  A turn toward the
northwest is expected today, and this motion is expected to continue
through Saturday.  A turn back toward the west-northwest is forecast
Saturday night.

Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 100 mph (155 km/h)
with higher gusts. Rapid weakening is forecast during the next 48
hours, and Blas is expected to weaken to a tropical storm by
early Saturday and become a post-tropical cyclone on Sunday.

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km) from the
center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 125 miles
(205 km).

The estimated minimum central pressure is 974 mb (28.77 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 200 PM PDT.

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Forecaster Brown

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