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HURRICANE DARBY ADVISORY NUMBER  16

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP052016

800 AM PDT FRI JUL 15 2016



...DARBY NOW A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE...





SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...16.5N 120.5W

ABOUT 820 MI...1315 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH...155 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...975 MB...28.80 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 800 AM PDT (1500 UTC), THE EYE OF HURRICANE DARBY WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 16.5 NORTH, LONGITUDE 120.5 WEST.  DARBY IS MOVING

TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH (15 KM/H), AND THIS MOTION IS

EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.  A TURN BACK TOWARD THE WEST

IS FORECAST BY EARLY SUNDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 100 MPH (155 KM/H)

WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED THROUGH

TONIGHT, BUT WEAKENING IS FORECAST TO BEGIN ON SATURDAY.



HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES (45 KM) FROM THE

CENTER, AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115

MILES (185 KM).



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 975 MB (28.80 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 200 PM PDT.



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