At 600 PM MDT (0000 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Lorena was located
near latitude 23.6 North, longitude 109.5 West. Lorena is now
moving toward the northwest at about 5 mph (8 km/h). On the
forecast track, the core of the hurricane should move over or near
the Baja California peninsula during the next couple of days.

Maximum sustained winds are near 85 mph (140 km/h) with higher
gusts. Some weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours if Lorena
moves inland. If the hurricane moves over the Gulf of California,
it could strengthen instead.

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 10 miles (20 km) from
the center, and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 45
miles (75 km).

The estimated central pressure is 986 mb (29.12 inches).

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