000 WTPZ33 KNHC 270234 TCPEP3 BULLETIN HURRICANE MARIE ADVISORY NUMBER 21 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP132014 800 PM PDT TUE AUG 26 2014 ...MARIE GRADUALLY WEAKENING OVER COLDER WATER... SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...21.6N 121.4W ABOUT 740 MI...1190 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...971 MB...28.68 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 21.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 121.4 WEST. MARIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS FORECAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/H... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. MARIE WILL BE MOVING OVER PROGRESSIVELY COLDER WATER...AND ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. MARIE IS EXPECTED TO DECAY TO A TROPICAL STORM ON WEDNESDAY AND BECOME POST-TROPICAL ON THURSDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 240 MILES...390 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 971 MB...28.68 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY MARIE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MUCH OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA...THE EXTREME SOUTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA...AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH THURSDAY. LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AS A RESULT OF THESE SWELLS...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 BERG