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WTPZ34 KNHC 080848
TCPEP4
 
BULLETIN
HURRICANE DANIEL ADVISORY NUMBER  17
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP042012
200 AM PDT SUN JUL 08 2012
 
...DANIEL STILL STRENGTHENING...NOW A MAJOR HURRICANE...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.1N 122.4W
ABOUT 980 MI...1575 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...961 MB...28.38 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 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DANIEL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 122.4 WEST. DANIEL IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/H. A WESTWARD MOTION
WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 115 MPH...185
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  DANIEL IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON
THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  THE HURRICANE IS FORECAST
TO BEGIN WEAKENING LATER TODAY.
 
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES...30 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125
MILES...205 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 961 MB...28.38 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI