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BULLETIN
HURRICANE EUGENE ADVISORY NUMBER  12
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP052011
800 PM PDT TUE AUG 02 2011
 
...EUGENE REACHES MAJOR HURRICANE STATUS OVER THE OPEN PACIFIC...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.7N 111.8W
ABOUT 580 MI...935 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...960 MB...28.35 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 CENTER OF HURRICANE EUGENE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 111.8 WEST. EUGENE IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  ON THIS TRACK...THE HURRICANE WILL
REMAIN NO THREAT TO LAND.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  EUGENE IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING
IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.  WEAKENING SHOULD BEGIN
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY AS EUGENE BEGINS TO MOVE OVER COOLER
WATERS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 160
MILES...260 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 960 MB...28.35 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 CANGIALOSI