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HURRICANE EUGENE ADVISORY NUMBER   6

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP052017

900 PM MDT SAT JUL 08 2017



...EUGENE BECOMES A HURRICANE WHILE QUICKLY INTENSIFYING...





SUMMARY OF 900 PM MDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...14.4N 113.5W

ABOUT 630 MI...1020 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...990 MB...29.24 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 PM MDT (0300 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EUGENE WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 14.4 NORTH, LONGITUDE 113.5 WEST. EUGENE IS MOVING

TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH (13 KM/H), AND THIS MOTION IS

EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE

NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 80 MPH (130 KM/H)

WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS LIKELY DURING THE

NEXT 24 HOURS.  AFTER THAT TIME, EUGENE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS IT

MOVES OVER COLDER WATER.



HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES (35 KM) FROM THE

CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES

(130 KM).



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 990 MB (29.24 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 300 AM MDT.



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FORECASTER BEVEN