HURRICANE RICK TO BATTER MEXICO

HURRICANE RICK ADVISORY NUMBER 4
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP202009
800 AM PDT FRI OCT 16 2009

HURRICANE RICK BECOMES THE SEVENTH HURRICANE OF THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC
SEASON...

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AT 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE RICK WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 12.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 99.4 WEST OR ABOUT 290 MILES...
470 KM...SOUTH OF ACAPULCO MEXICO.

HURRICANE RICK IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF HURRICANE RICK ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SUBSTANTIAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS AND RICK MAY BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE ON SATURDAY.

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HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER OF HURRICANE RICK AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70
MILES...110 KM.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES.

OUTER RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE RICK MAY IMPACT THE SOUTHEASTERN
MEXICO COAST TODAY.

...SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...12.7N 99.4W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 280 DEGREES AT 9 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...987 MB

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