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HURRICANE EUGENE ADVISORY NUMBER   8

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP052017

900 AM MDT SUN JUL 09 2017



...EUGENE BECOMES A CATEGORY 3 MAJOR HURRICANE...





SUMMARY OF 900 AM MDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...16.0N 114.6W

ABOUT 565 MI...910 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...965 MB...28.50 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 900 AM MDT (1500 UTC), THE EYE OF HURRICANE EUGENE WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 16.0 NORTH, LONGITUDE 114.6 WEST. EUGENE IS MOVING

TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH (17 KM/H).  THE HURRICANE

SHOULD CONTINUE MOVING IN THIS DIRECTION AND SPEED DURING THE NEXT

TWO DAYS.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 115 MPH (185 KM/H)

WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  EUGENE IS A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE ON THE

SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  SOME WEAKENING SHOULD BEGIN

ON 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 965 MB (28.50 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 300 PM MDT.



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