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HURRICANE GIL ADVISORY NUMBER 8
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP072025
500 PM HST FRI AUG 01 2025
..GIL NOW A HURRICANE
SUMMARY OF 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.5N 125.1W
ABOUT 1080 MI...1740 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 20 MPH...31 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...991 MB...29.27 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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AT 500 PM HST (0300 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GIL WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 16.5 NORTH, LONGITUDE 125.1 WEST. GIL IS MOVING
TOWARD QUICKLY THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH (31 KM/H), AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A SLOWER
MOTION TOWARD THE WEST IS FORECAST BY MONDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH (120 KM/H)
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE
OVERNIGHT. WEAKENING IS FORECAST TO BEGIN ON SATURDAY, AND GIL IS
LIKELY TO BECOME POST-TROPICAL AS EARLY AS SUNDAY.
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES (45 KM) FROM THE
CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES
(205 KM).
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 991 MB (29.27 INCHES).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1100 PM HST.
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