000
WTPZ35 KNHC 260236
TCPEP5
BULLETIN
HURRICANE DARBY ADVISORY NUMBER  13
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL     EP052010
800 PM PDT FRI JUN 25 2010
 
...DARBY STILL A MAJOR HURRICANE...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.8N 102.2W
ABOUT 265 MI...425 KM SW OF ACAPULCO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...964 MB...28.47 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 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE EYE OF HURRICANE DARBY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 13.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 102.2 WEST. DARBY IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/HR. A TURN TOWARD THE
WEST OR WEST-SOUTHWEST WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
LATER TONIGHT OR EARLY SATURDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  DARBY IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS. 
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70
MILES...110 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 964 MB...28.47 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN