11 a.m. update on Hurricane Darby

NEWS RELEASE

U.S. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTRE

************************** DARBY MAINTAINS CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE STRENGTH.

LOCATION - 13.4N 102.9W

ABOUT 310 MI (500 KM) SSW OF ZIHUATANEJO MEXICO

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS - 110 MPH (175 KM/HR)

PRESENT MOVEMENT - W OR 260 DEGREES AT 3 MPH (6 KM/HR)

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE - 967 MB (28.56 INCHES)

WATCHES AND WARNINGS

THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.

DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

AT 800 AM PDT, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DARBY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.4 NORTH (LONGITUDE 102.9 WEST).

DARBY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 3 MPH (6 KM/HR).

THE HURRICANE IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY WESTWARD TODAY, FOLLOWED BY A NORTHWESTWARD TO NORTHWARD DRIFT ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH (175 KM/HR) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

DARBY IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.

GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES (30 KM) FROM THE CENTER, AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES (65 KM).

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 967 MB (28.56 INCHES).

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND - NONE.

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