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HURRICANE NORMAN ADVISORY NUMBER   7

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP162018

800 PM PDT WED AUG 29 2018



...NORMAN ON A STRENGTHENING TREND...

................EXPECTED TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE ON THURSDAY...





SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...17.9N 116.5W

ABOUT 550 MI...885 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...983 MB...29.03 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 800 PM PDT (0300 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE NORMAN WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 17.9 NORTH, LONGITUDE 116.5 WEST.  NORMAN IS MOVING

TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 8 MPH (13 KM/H).  A WESTWARD TO

WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 85 MPH (140 KM/H)

WITH HIGHER GUSTS. RAPID INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST, AND NORMAN IS

EXPECTED TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE ON THURSDAY.



HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES (30 KM) FROM THE

CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES

(110 KM).



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 983 MB (29.03 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 200 AM PDT.



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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI