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ZCZC MIATCPEP5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE RICK ADVISORY NUMBER 4 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP202009 800 AM PDT FRI OCT 16 2009
...RICK BECOMES THE SEVENTH HURRICANE OF THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC SEASON...
AT 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE RICK WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 99.4 WEST OR ABOUT 290 MILES... 470 KM...SOUTH OF ACAPULCO MEXICO.
RICK IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SUBSTANTIAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND RICK MAY BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE ON SATURDAY.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES.
OUTER RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH RICK MAY IMPACT THE SOUTHEASTERN MEXICO COAST TODAY.
...SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT INFORMATION... LOCATION...12.7N 99.4W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 280 DEGREES AT 9 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...987 MB
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 PM PDT. FORECASTER LANDSEA/BEVEN
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