Thread: Hurricane Adrian weakens to Cat 1

06/09/2011 06:35 pm edt

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hurricane adrian tropical cyclone update
nws national hurricane center miami fl ep012011
330 pm pdt thu jun 09 2011

...hurricane adrian reaches category four strength...

Satellite images over the past few hours indicate hurricane
adrian has continued to strengthen...and satellite intensity
estimates now support an intensity of 115 kt or 130 mph...
210 km/h. This makes adrian a category 4 hurricane on the
saffir-simpson hurricane wind scale.

...summary of 330 pm pdt...2230 utc...information...
Location...14.5n 105.2w
about 320 mi...520 km s of manzanillo mexico
maximum sustained winds...130 mph...210 km/h
present movement...wnw or 285 degrees at 9 mph...15 km/h
minimum central pressure...950 mb...28.05 inches

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forecaster stewart/roberts

Bulletin
hurricane adrian advisory number 12
nws national hurricane center miami fl ep012011
200 am pdt fri jun 10 2011

...adrian appears to be peaking in intensity...


Summary of 200 am pdt...0900 utc...information
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location...15.0n 106.5w
about 310 mi...505 km ssw of manzanillo mexico
maximum sustained winds...140 mph...220 km/h
present movement...wnw or 285 degrees at 9 mph...15 km/h
minimum central pressure...946 mb...27.94 inches


watches and warnings
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summary of watches and warnings in effect...

None.


Discussion and 48-hour outlook
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at 200 am pdt...0900 utc...the center of hurricane adrian was
located near latitude 15.0 north...longitude 106.5 west. Adrian is
moving toward the west-northwest near 9 mph...15 km/h...and this
motion is expected to continue for the next 48 hours.

Maximum sustained winds are near 140 mph...220 km/h...with higher
gusts. This makes adrian a category four hurricane on the
saffir-simpson hurricane wind scale. The hurricane is expected to
begin weakening later today or tonight.

Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 30 miles...45 km...from
the center...and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 90
miles...150 km.

Estimated minimum central pressure is 946 mb...27.94 inches.


Hazards affecting land
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surf...large swells generated by adrian will continue to affect a
portion of the southwestern coast of mexico today through at least
early this weekend. These swells could cause life-threatening surf
and rip currents.


Next advisory
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next complete advisory...800 am pdt.

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forecaster beven

Hurricane Adrian weakening rapidly

Mark Avery, Lead Meteorologist, The Weather Channel
Jun 11, 2011 5:07 am ET

HURRICANE ADRIAN
* Hurricane Adrian weakened throughout the day on Friday and has continued this weakening trend through the evening and overnight hours Friday night/Saturday morning after peaking in intensity early Friday morning as a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale with 140 mile per hour winds.

* As of 2 a.m. PDT Saturday, Adrian has weakened to a category 1 hurricane with 85 mile per hour winds.

* Adrian is expected to continue to weaken over the next couple of days, and could become a tropical storm later today and a tropical depression Sunday night into Monday.

* The center of Adrian is located (as of 2 a.m. PDT Saturday) about 495 miles south of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

* Rough surf, large swells, and dangerous rip currents are expected to impact parts of the west coast of Mexico through the weekend, otherwise Adrian poses no threat to land.