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HURRICANE MIRIAM ADVISORY NUMBER  15

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP152018

200 PM PDT WED AUG 29 2018



...MIRIAM BECOMES A HURRICANE JUST BEFORE MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL

PACIFIC...





SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...14.0N 139.7W

ABOUT 1090 MI...1755 KM ESE OF HILO HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...992 MB...29.30 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 200 PM PDT (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MIRIAM WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 14.0 NORTH, LONGITUDE 139.7 WEST.  MIRIAM IS MOVING

TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH (15 KM/H).  A TURN TOWARD THE

WEST-NORTHWEST WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TONIGHT,

FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH THROUGH FRIDAY

NIGHT.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH (120 KM/H)

WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING

THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  MIRIAM IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN WEAKENING ON FRIDAY

AS IT ENCOUNTERS STRONG UPPER-LEVEL WINDS AND COOLER WATERS.



HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES (35 KM) FROM THE

CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES

(150 KM).



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 992 MB (29.30 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE