Hurricane Howard| 85mph 983mb peak| kaput

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I feel like this one took forever to develop, so I skipped checking yesterday and here it is.  The call from yesterday:

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       EP092022
300 PM MDT Mon Aug 08 2022
 
...HOWARD RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES INTO THE SEVENTH HURRICANE OF THE
EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC SEASON...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 300 PM MDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...20.6N 114.4W
ABOUT 330 MI...530 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...987 MB...29.15 INCHES

Howard will remain harmless as it heads over cooler waters off the to the NW.  This is the intensity forecast from the discussion yesterday when it became a hurricane

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FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
 
INIT  08/2100Z 20.6N 114.4W   70 KT  80 MPH
 12H  09/0600Z 21.5N 115.7W   75 KT  85 MPH
 24H  09/1800Z 22.6N 117.4W   70 KT  80 MPH
 36H  10/0600Z 23.4N 119.1W   60 KT  70 MPH
 48H  10/1800Z 24.0N 120.8W   50 KT  60 MPH
 60H  11/0600Z 24.5N 122.3W   40 KT  45 MPH...POST-TROPICAL
 72H  11/1800Z 24.7N 123.6W   30 KT  35 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
 96H  12/1800Z 24.9N 125.7W   25 KT  30 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
120H  13/1800Z...DISSIPATED

Pretty much accurate as it's now 85mph and expected to weaken soon.  

Edited August 11, 2022 by StretchCT

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Howard has weakened to a tropical storm.  I figure we keep the title as Hurricane Howard since thats what it will be referred to in the future.

2:00 AM PDT Wed Aug 10
Location: 23.5°N 119.2°W
Moving: NW at 10 mph
Min pressure: 995 mb
Max sustained: 65 mph

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Howard no longer shows up on the NHC page