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WTPZ32 KNHC 180837
TCPEP2
 
BULLETIN
HURRICANE GREG ADVISORY NUMBER   7
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP072011
200 AM PDT THU AUG 18 2011
 
...GREG STRENGTHENS A LITTLE MORE...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.0N 109.9W
ABOUT 340 MI...545 KM S OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 21 MPH...33 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...985 MB...29.09 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 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GREG WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 18.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 109.9 WEST. GREG IS RACING
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 21 MPH...33 KM/H. A TURN TO THE WEST
WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 80 MPH...130
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  GREG IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS
EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  WEAKENING IS FORECAST TO BEGIN
ON FRIDAY.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80
MILES...130 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 985 MB...29.09 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI