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HURRICANE MARIE ADVISORY NUMBER  13
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP142008
200 AM PDT SAT OCT 04 2008

...MARIE STRENGTHENS A LITTLE...MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWARD AND REMAINS
NO THREAT TO LAND...
 
AT 200 AM PDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MARIE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 18.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 122.0 WEST OR ABOUT 840 MILES
...1355 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA.
 
MARIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 3 MPH...6 KM/HR.  A SLOW
MOTION TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED TODAY...WITH A GRADUAL TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST EXPECTED ON SUNDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 80 MPH...130
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST
TODAY...FOLLOWED BY A GRADUAL WEAKENING 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.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 984 MB...29.06 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 200 AM PDT POSITION...18.4 N...122.0 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 3 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...984 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
800 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BEVEN