000 WTPZ33 KNHC 250234 TCPEP3 BULLETIN HURRICANE MARIE ADVISORY NUMBER 13 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP132014 800 PM PDT SUN AUG 24 2014 ...LARGE AND POWERFUL HURRICANE MARIE RESUMES A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION... ...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS TO SPREAD NORTHWARD FROM THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EARLY THIS WEEK... SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...16.6N 112.8W ABOUT 195 MI...310 KM SW OF SOCORRO ISLAND ABOUT 475 MI...765 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...150 MPH...240 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...927 MB...27.38 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MARIE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 112.8 WEST. MARIE AS RESUMED A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H. A WEST- NORTHWESTWARD TO NORTHWESTWARD MOTION AT A SIMILAR FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 150 MPH...240 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. MARIE IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...BUT A GENERAL WEAKENING TREND SHOULD COMMENCE ON MONDAY. MARIE IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW MAJOR HURRICANE STRENGTH BY LATE TUESDAY. MARIE IS A LARGE HURRICANE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 310 MILES...500 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 927 MB...27.38 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY MARIE ARE AFFECTING THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO AND THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA. THESE SWELLS WILL SPREAD NORTHWESTWARD ALONG THE WEST COAST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND THE SOUTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO...AND WILL THEN REACH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BY LATE TUESDAY. THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS...AS WELL AS MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN