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HURRICANE DARBY ADVISORY NUMBER  17

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP052016

200 PM PDT FRI JUL 15 2016



...DARBY A LITTLE STRONGER...





SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...16.8N 121.4W

ABOUT 855 MI...1380 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...972 MB...28.71 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 PM PDT (2100 UTC), THE EYE OF HURRICANE DARBY WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 16.8 NORTH, LONGITUDE 121.4 WEST.  DARBY IS MOVING

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

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



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 105 MPH (165 KM/H)

WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48

HOURS.



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

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

MILES (185 KM).



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 972 MB (28.71 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 800 PM PDT.



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