000 WTPZ33 KNHC 271440 TCPEP3 BULLETIN HURRICANE MARIE ADVISORY NUMBER 23 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP132014 800 AM PDT WED AUG 27 2014 ...MARIE STEADILY WEAKENING... SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...22.3N 123.7W ABOUT 880 MI...1415 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...980 MB...28.94 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MARIE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 123.7 WEST. MARIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR TONIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH...120 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 BECOME A TROPICAL STORM THIS AFTERNOON AND A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE 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 205 MILES...335 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 980 MB...28.94 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY MARIE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MUCH OF THE WEST COAST 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 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BROWN