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WTPZ35 KNHC 262034
TCPEP5
BULLETIN
HURRICANE DARBY ADVISORY NUMBER  16
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL     EP052010
200 PM PDT SAT JUN 26 2010
 
...DARBY RESUMES A WEAKENING...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.4N 102.8W
ABOUT 310 MI...495 KM SSW OF ZIHUATANEJO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 260 DEGREES AT 2 MPH...4 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...980 MB...28.94 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 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DARBY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 13.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 102.8 WEST. DARBY IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 2 MPH...4 KM/HR.  THE HURRICANE IS FORECAST TO
MOVE SLOWLY WESTWARD TODAY AND TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A GRADUAL TURN
TO THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  DARBY IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES...30 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40
MILES...65 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 978 MB...28.88 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER ROBERTS/AVILA