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HURRICANE JIMENA ADVISORY NUMBER  15

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP132015

200 AM PDT SUN AUG 30 2015



...JIMENA REMAINS A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE OVER OPEN WATERS...





SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...13.7N 128.4W

ABOUT 1365 MI...2200 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH...215 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...947 MB...27.97 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 200 AM PDT (0900 UTC), THE EYE OF HURRICANE JIMENA WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 13.7 NORTH, LONGITUDE 128.4 WEST. JIMENA IS MOVING

TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH (20 KM/H) AND THIS GENERAL

MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 130 MPH (215 KM/H)

WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  JIMENA IS A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE ON THE

SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE

POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO, BUT JIMENA IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN

A MAJOR HURRICANE THROUGH MONDAY.



HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES (55 KM) FROM THE

CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES

(205 KM).



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 947 MB (27.97 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 800 AM PDT.



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