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WTPZ65 KNHC 102128
TCUEP5

Hurricane Lidia Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       EP152023
330 PM MDT Tue Oct 10 2023

...LIDIA STRENGTHENS INTO AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 4 
HURRICANE...

Recent satellite data indicate that Lidia has continued to rapidly 
strengthen and has estimated maximum winds near 140 mph (220 km/h). 
Lidia is now a category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind 
Scale. The minimum pressure is estimated to be 942 mb (27.82 in.).  
Some additional strengthening is possible before Lidia makes 
landfall this evening.

SUMMARY OF 330 PM MDT...2130 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...19.6N 106.6W
ABOUT  80 MI...130 KM SW OF CABO CORRIENTES MEXICO
ABOUT 110 MI...175 KM SW OF PUERTO VALLARTA MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH...220 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 70 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...942 MB...27.82 INCHES

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Forecaster Bucci/Brown