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WTPZ32 KNHC 201456
TCPEP2
BULLETIN
HURRICANE FAUSTO ADVISORY NUMBER  18
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP072008
800 AM PDT SUN JUL 20 2008
 
AT 800 AM PDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FAUSTO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 18.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 112.5 WEST OR ABOUT 380 MILES
...610 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO.
 
FAUSTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/HR...AND
THE CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT
THE SAME SPEED OF MOTION DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  WEAKENING OF THE CYCLONE IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT TWO
DAYS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140
MILES...220 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 980 MB...28.94 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 800 AM PDT POSITION...18.0 N...112.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...980 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
200 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER LANDSEA/KNABB