HURRICANE VANCE DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 100 AM PST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE VANCE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 110.3 WEST. VANCE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H...AND A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 105 MPH...165 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. VANCE COULD STRENGTHEN A LITTLE MORE TODAY...BUT A WEAKENING TREND IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT...WITH STEADY TO RAPID WEAKENING FORECAST THEREAFTER. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES...30 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES...205 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 971 MB...28.68 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY VANCE ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO AND BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR IN A DAY OR TWO. THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
Posted on: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 14:31:07 +0000
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