At 800 PM PDT (0300 UTC), the center of Hurricane Fernanda was located near latitude 16.5 North, longitude 134.4 West. Fernanda is moving toward the northwest near 9 mph (15 km/h). The hurricane is expected to turn toward the west-northwest on Wednesday at about the same rate of speed, and this general motion should continue through Thursday.
Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 100 mph (155 km/h) with higher gusts. Fernanda is a category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Continued weakening is forecast during the next couple of days.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 30 miles (45 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 115 miles (185 km).
The estimated minimum central pressure is 976 mb (28.82 inches).
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