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WTPZ34 KNHC 241456
TCPEP4
 
BULLETIN
HURRICANE HILARY ADVISORY NUMBER  14
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP092011
800 AM PDT SAT SEP 24 2011
 
...MAJOR HURRICANE HILARY MOVING WESTWARD AWAY FROM THE COAST 
OF MEXICO...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.6N 106.2W
ABOUT 210 MI...335 KM SW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH...220 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...946 MB...27.94 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE EYE OF HURRICANE HILARY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 16.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 106.2 WEST. HILARY IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/H...AND A MOTION TOWARD THE
WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED AT A SLIGHTLY SLOWER SPEED
DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 140 MPH...220 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  HILARY IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  THE CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN A MAJOR
HURRICANE DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
 
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES...45 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85
MILES...140 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 946 MB...27.94 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY HILARY ARE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE
COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO. THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY CAUSING
LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER LANDSEA/STEWART