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HURRICANE EUGENE ADVISORY NUMBER   7

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP052017

300 AM MDT SUN JUL 09 2017



...RAPID INTENSIFICATION CONTINUES WITH EUGENE NOW A CATEGORY 2

HURRICANE...





SUMMARY OF 300 AM MDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...15.2N 114.1W

ABOUT 600 MI...960 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

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

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...976 MB...28.82 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 300 AM MDT (0900 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EUGENE WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 15.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 114.1 WEST.  EUGENE IS MOVING

TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH (13 KM/H), AND THIS MOTION IS

EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE

NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.



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

WITH HIGHER GUSTS, AND ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS LIKELY DURING THE

NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.  EUGENE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN BY MONDAY WHEN IT

MOVES OVER COLDER WATER.



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 976 MB (28.82 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 900 AM MDT.



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FORECASTER BERG