ZCZC MIATCPEP5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN Hurricane Dora Advisory Number 25 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL EP052023 500 AM HST Sun Aug 06 2023 ...MAJOR HURRICANE DORA REACHES THE CENTRAL PACIFIC BASIN... ...NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER... SUMMARY OF 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...13.0N 140.1W ABOUT 1115 MI...1795 KM ESE OF SOUTH POINT HAWAII ABOUT 2095 MI...3370 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH...220 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 265 DEGREES AT 21 MPH...33 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...948 MB...28.00 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- At 500 AM HST (1500 UTC), the center of Hurricane Dora was located near latitude 13.0 North, longitude 140.1 West. Dora is moving toward the west near 21 mph (33 km/h). The hurricane is forecast to continue moving westward across the central Pacific basin for the next several days. Maximum sustained winds are near 140 mph (220 km/h) with higher gusts. Dora is a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Fluctuations in intensity are possible during the next few days, but gradual weakening is expected by mid-week. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 25 miles (35 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 km). The estimated minimum central pressure is 948 mb (28.00 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- None. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- This is the last public advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center on this system. Future information on this system can be found in Public Advisories issued by the Central Pacific Hurricane Center beginning at 1100 AM HST, under AWIPS header HFOTCPCP2, WMO header WTPA32 PHFO. Products will continue to be available on the web at hurricanes.gov $$ Forecaster D. Zelinsky NNNN