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WTPZ34 KNHC 081433
TCPEP4
 
BULLETIN
HURRICANE DANIEL ADVISORY NUMBER  18
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP042012
800 AM PDT SUN JUL 08 2012
 
...DANIEL WEAKENS...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.1N 123.7W
ABOUT 1050 MI...1690 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...970 MB...28.64 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 CENTER OF HURRICANE DANIEL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 123.7 WEST. DANIEL IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 105 MPH...165
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  DANIEL IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON
THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.  GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
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 970 MB...28.64 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER PASCH