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HURRICANE MARIE ADVISORY NUMBER  11
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP142008
200 PM PDT FRI OCT 03 2008

...MARIE BECOMES THE 6TH HURRICANE OF THE EASTERN PACIFIC SEASON... 

AT 200 PM PDT...2100Z...THE EYE OF HURRICANE MARIE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 17.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 122.2 WEST OR ABOUT 875 MILES
...1410 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA.
 
MARIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 2 MPH...4 KM/HR...AND A SLOW
WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST DRIFT IS FORECAST THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH
SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED LIKELY ON SUNDAY.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS AND MARIE SHOULD BEGIN TO WEAKEN ON SUNDAY.  
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105
MILES...165 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE FROM SATELLITE IMAGES IS 987
MB...29.15 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 200 PM PDT POSITION...17.6 N...122.2 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 2 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...987 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
800 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BLAKE