HURRICANE JULIA ADVISORY 20

[NHC Olney Maryland]

BULLETIN
HURRICANE JULIA ADVISORY NUMBER 20
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL/OLNEY MD AL122010
1100 PM AST THU SEP 16 2010

...JULIA WEAKENS A LITTLE MORE...


SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...23.5N 42.9W
ABOUT 1375 MI...2210 KM SW OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 24 MPH...39 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...983 MB...29.03 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 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JULIA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 42.9 WEST. JULIA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 24 MPH...39 KM/HR. A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
BY FRIDAY...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST ON
SATURDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. JULIA IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE. WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS...AND JULIA IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM ON
FRIDAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115
MILES...185 KM.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 983 MB...29.03 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM AST.