7 PM update:

Posted by deanna on July 20, 2011, 7:12 pm, in reply to "Hurricane Dora"
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...DORA CONTINUES TO RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN...NOW A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE... LOCATION...15.7N 104.8W ABOUT 235 MI...375 KM SW OF LAZARO CARDENAS MEXICO...ABOUT 330 MI...530 KM S OF CABO CORRIENTES MEXICO MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...135 MPH...215 KM/H A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR... * MEXICO FROM LAZARO CARDENAS TO CABO CORRIENTES A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN 12 TO 24 HOURS. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 PM PDT...0000 UTC...THE EYE OF HURRICANE DORA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.7 NORTH ...LONGITUDE 104.8 WEST. DORA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AND A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF DORA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NEARLY PARALLEL TO THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 135 MPH...215 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. DORA IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON FRIDAY. http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/west/epac/avn-l.jpg

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