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WTPZ31 KNHC 072034
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BULLETIN
HURRICANE IRWIN ADVISORY NUMBER   7
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP112011
200 PM PDT FRI OCT 07 2011
 
...IRWIN CONTINUES TO SLOWLY STRENGTHEN...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.0N 120.9W
ABOUT 945 MI...1525 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...977 MB...28.85 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 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRWIN WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 14.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 120.9 WEST. IRWIN IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/H...AND A TURN TOWARD
THE NORTH WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY
FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE EAST BY SUNDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  IRWIN IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS ANTICIPATED
DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES...30 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105
MILES...165 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 977 MB...28.85 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER PASCH