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HURRICANE BLAS ADVISORY NUMBER  24
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP032016
200 PM PDT FRI JUL 08 2016

...BLAS CONTINUES TO WEAKEN...


SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.5N 130.5W
ABOUT 1365 MI...2195 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...980 MB...28.94 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 center of Hurricane Blas was located
near latitude 18.5 North, longitude 130.5 West. Blas is moving
toward the northwest near 10 mph (17 km/h) and this motion is
expected to continue through Saturday. A turn back toward the
west-northwest is forecast Saturday night.

Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 85 mph (140 km/h)
with higher gusts. Rapid weakening is forecast during the next 48
hours, and Blas is expected to weaken to a tropical storm by
tonight and become a post-tropical cyclone Saturday night or early
Sunday.

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 30 miles (45 km) from the
center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 105 miles
(165 km).

The estimated minimum central pressure is 980 mb (28.94 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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Forecaster Brown

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