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ZCZC MIATCUEP5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM HURRICANE RICK TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP202009 310 PM PDT SAT OCT 17 2009

...RICK BECOMES A CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE...

SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT RICK HAS BECOME A CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 160 MPH...260 KM/HR. FORECASTER AVILA/BERG

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